204 Training Wild and Subduing Vicious Horses 



and they are very effective, particularly on the horse 

 that has a tendency to get his head down against 

 his breast, thus making it impossible to control him 

 with ordinary lines. If the animal attempts to buck 

 or kick, pull on the cords, thus raising his head and 

 preventing him from either kicking or bucking, as 

 he cannot do either without lowering his head. As 

 these reins are very severe, they should never be 

 used with more force than is necessary to secure 

 obedience. 



Kicking harness. — To make this harness, it is 

 necessary to have a very substantial overdraw 

 check provided with a ring just back of the ears, 

 two pulleys and a small rope. The pulleys should 

 be secured to the shafts, one on either side, about 

 where the kicking strap is fastened. Attach the 

 rope over the rump similar to the kicking strap. 

 Pass the free ends of the rope down through the pulley 

 on either shaft, then up through the terrets at the 

 saddle, and attach to the ring in overdraw check 

 just back of the ears. If the horse attempts to kick 

 in this harness, he jerks his head up, thus preventing 

 him from kicking, as he cannot kick without lowering 

 his head. This is a very effective harness for curing 

 chronic kickers, as they are punished each time they 

 attempt to kick. 



Self -punishing harnesses. — While there are many 

 methods of arranging self-punishing harness, per- 

 haps the following is as simple and efficient as any. 



