68 TAIVHNG HORSES. 



HOW TO MANAGE A HORSE THAT KICKS 



UP, SO AS TO BREAK HIM OF THAT 



VICIOUS HABIT. 



A horse that is apt to kick up, ought to be dealt 

 with in the following manner; Put upon him a 

 pack-saddle, if you have one ; if not, something as 

 nigh to it as possible. Take two bags, and put 

 one hundred and twenty-five pounds of sand in 

 each, if your horse is a common sized one Girt 

 them on, or bind them very tight, in such a man- 

 ner that no effort of the horse can throw them off. 

 Have another horse prepared at hand, and some 

 one mounted on him to take hold of the rope of 

 the vicious horse, the moment he is loaded with 

 the sand. Let him start off, with another horse- 

 man behind with a good whip in his hand ; and 

 the more he kicks up, let him whip him the more ; 

 or, in other words, let him whip him every time he 

 kicks up. Let him trot off thus, about ten or 

 fifteen miles ; at the end of which, take off his load, 

 and let some one get immediately upon him, and 

 trot back with the same speed. After having ex- 

 ercised him thus, for two or three times, it is not 



