THE TRAINING AND BREAKING 



OF HORSES 



CHAPTER I 

 THE HORSE AND HIS MASTER 



In common usage, the term ^ draining a horse" 

 imphes educating him for some special work, while 

 the expression '^breaking a horse" signifies preparing 

 him for common everyday work and overcoming 

 whims, faults and vices. This usage of the word 

 '^ breaking" is very unfortunate. Only too often 

 the average horse is simply broken in spirit and obeys 

 or more accurately does not resist his master because 

 he is worked down and worn out and does not have 

 the energy to refuse. This is the kind of horse that 

 frequently surprises his master by rearing, kicking, 

 running away and the like when permitted to regain 

 his former condition. A horse well educated to 

 perform the more common work of his life requires 

 careful training. This is particularly true at the 

 present time when there are so many self-driven 

 vehicles on the highways. 



In this book, therefore, the term " training " is em- 

 ployed to signify the educating of the horse both for 

 common everyday work and for special work, as it 



