232 Training Wild and Subduing Vicious Horses 



sition ten or fifteen feet in front of the horse and 

 give a sharp jerk on the guy rope (Fig. 60). Never 

 pull the guy rope steadily. At the jerk the horse 

 will move forward, and if he goes along nicely have 

 the assistant walk in front, and do not trouble his 

 legs with the safety. If at any time he acts up, 

 pull him to his knees, or if he balks, have the as- 

 sistant jerk him forward with the guy rope. 



If the horse seems very active and you find it nec- 

 essary to pull him to his knees more than you think 

 b'est, remove the safety and place the tail-rope 

 (p. 219) on him and let him go round and round until 

 he becomes stupefied. Release his head, replace 

 the double safety and continue as before. If the 

 horse is very game, put the throwing harness (p. 212) 

 on him and give him a few hard falls. After a few 

 hard falls, after being stupefied by the Galvayne 

 method a few times, and after being pulled to his 

 knees several times, the most vicious of horses will 

 get the idea that they must follow where you wish 

 or suffer accordingly. Do not be too severe in this 

 work, and when the horse does as you wish caress 

 him. Be firm, give him to understand that you are 

 his master and that he must do as you command, but 

 when he does obey be equally as sure to give him some 

 evidence of your pleasure. 



Sometimes it is quite a struggle, but the horse con- 

 quered in this way usually gives right up and sel- 

 dom causes further trouble. It is well, however, 



