CHAPTER VIII 



STABLE VICES AND WHIMS 



Many a young horse has been spoiled the first day 

 he spent in the stable, by the treatment he received. 

 Many persons seem to think the green horse should 

 stand much the same as a work horse. Thus if he 

 fails to stand over when commanded, or if he will not 

 permit his sensitive abdomen and legs to be curried, 

 or if he objects to having heavy harness with flap- 

 ping bands thrown over his back, then a whip, fork 

 handle, club, Up twitch, or anything that the excited 

 attendant can lay hands on, is used to punish the 

 horse, with the result that a habit is established which 

 may be exceedingly difficult to overcome. All such 

 excitement and resulting bad habits easily can be 

 avoided by a little patient effort in properly training 

 the horse. The stable education should take place 

 simultaneously with the training in the paddock. 



STABLE VICES, THEIR CAUSE AND HOW TO 

 OVERCOME THEM 



Refusing admission into stall. — The horse that 

 has not been trained properly sometimes refuses to 

 let the attendant enter the stall, or crowds him against 



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