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opportunity of jumping into or over the manger. 

 Tie his head short, and suspend by a cord at 

 either end, a bag of straw, hay, corn husks, or 

 any soft material, so as to strike the hocks when- 

 ever the animal kicks. The bag rebounds, striking 

 him upon the hocks : after several repetitions the 

 animal is observed to stand and tremble; the bag 

 at this point is to be pulled upon one side so that 

 he does not see it, and when the animal gets over 

 his excitement try and induce him to kick. If you 

 succeed, immediately let the bag go back to its 

 former position. Two or three kicks will again 

 quiet him, and he trembles as at first. Remove the 

 bag, and when his excitement abates, try and 

 induce him to kick again. By repeating this a few 

 times the animal is thoroughly broken of the habit. 

 Such horses are often broken of the habit of 

 kicking in harness, as well as the stable, by the 

 same means. 



Kicking against the side of the stall is a serious 

 evil. Capped hocks, and callous enlargements are 

 frequently consequences of this habit; mares more 

 frequently than geldings are subject to this vice. 

 Particularly is this the case when placed beside 

 other horses. _ Removal to a box stall, and left 

 there unhaltered, will frequently break up the 

 habit. When no such conveniences exist, a strap 

 should be buckled around the leg above the hock, 

 to which a club one and a half or two inches 

 thick, and ten or twelve inches long, covered with 

 a woollen cloth, or other soft material, so as not 

 Co hurt the animal, should be attached in such % 



