282 Outdoor Vices and Whims 



that tend to produce it are similar to those that 

 cause lugging, and in fact the two habits are much 

 the same ; in one case the horse pulls straight forward, 

 while in the other he pulls to one side. To overcome 

 the habit, put the horse through the course sug- 

 gested for lugging. 



Crowding and pulling away. — These are very 

 troublesome habits often met with when horses 

 are hitched double, one horse often crowding the 

 other so hard as to push him out of the road, or pulling 

 away so far as to pull the other out of his path, 

 either of which is very aggravating. The principal 

 causes tending to produce either habit are lack of 

 proper training, especially bitting, and poorly fitting 

 harness, which chafes the horse, thus producing irri- 

 tating sores. When the trouble is due to the latter 

 cause, the first thing to do is to obtain properly fitting 

 harness and heal the sores. When the habit is due 

 to improper bitting, the horse must be put through 

 a course of subjection and then educated to the proper 

 use of the bit, and to obey the command similar to 

 that suggested for the balking horse (p. 249). 



After the horse becomes obedient to the commands 

 and familiar with the uses of the bit, he may be 

 hitched double with the double safety still attached. 

 Now, if he crowds or pulls away, command him to 

 'Hake care," and begin to interfere with his legs by 

 pulling on the rope, at the same time giving a slight 

 jerk with the line. If he continues to crowd, pull 



