HORSE SENSE. 



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HITCHING THE KICKER IN DOUBLE HARNESS TO WAGON. 

 We neglected to state before that when we are ready to hitch the 

 kicker to a vehicle, we prefer to first drive in double harness to wagon 

 and be sure to have the "persuader" on the outside front foot, so 

 that if he should fall at any time he will fall outwardly, instead of on the 

 pole, and possibly break it. As a precautionary measure we should al- 

 ways apply the "persuader" to every colt when first harnessed to a 

 wagon or other vehicle, so as to persuade him, at once, that if he 

 attempts to run or kick, that he must necessarily find it a hard under- 

 taking. See cut No. 94. 



THE WILLFULLY VICIOUS KICKER. 



If the persuader and other means and methods fail to accomplish 

 the desired results with the confirmed kicker, then we must try a 

 means of self punishment that has never failed with this class of unruly 

 horses. 



SELF PUNISHMENT AT THE VERY INSTANT OF THE VIO- 

 LATION. 



Self punishment is valuable for the reason that the punishment is 

 dealt out the very instant of the violation and at the other end, or front 

 end of the horse, which naturally attracts his attention to the point of 

 punishment with such force that he, as naturally, forgets what has 

 transpired at the rear. The means to accomplish the work consists of 

 one piece of one-fourth or five-sixteenths inch rope, about twelve or 



Cut No. 95. 



KICKING ATTACHMENT FOR SINGLE OR DOUBLE HAR, 



NESS. 



