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manner as to hang loosely against the shank bone ; 

 with this appendage the moment the animal kicks, 

 this club punishes it by comning sharply in con- 

 tact with the leg, but does not bruise it. The 

 animal soon learns that by keeping the leg still he 

 escapes the punishment which follows every eflfort 

 to kick. 



KICKING WHILE HARNESSING. 



This habit is acquired by bad management in 

 the early training of the horse ; rough handling, 

 throwing the harness too quickly upon its back 

 before it becomes thoroughly accustomed to its 

 feel, are sufficient causes to produce this habit in 

 the colt of a highly nervous temperament. The 

 more quietly you go about such an animal, the 

 more readily and willingly will he yield obedience 

 to your desires. To break up this habit the cord 

 is called into requisition ; put the small loop over 

 the under jaw, take your position upon the near 

 side, opposite the shoulder, pass the cord over the 

 neck from the oflf side, and carry it through the 

 loop around the under jaw ; now draw it up tightly 

 and take a half-hitch, so as to keep the head in 

 a confined positio'a (represented in engraving), 

 keep the cord in your hand, so in case of the 

 animal rearing you can slip the hitch and let th^ 

 head loose. You should then give him a few quick 

 jerks; t)iis diverts his attention; you now quietly 

 take up the harness in your hands, and as quietly 

 approach, and put it upon him. Should he attempt 

 to kick, slip the 'oop as before, and give him a 



