Index 



385 



Straight cushion bit, 320. 



Straight-jacket 221 ; in use, 222. 



Strange objects, 8. 



Strength of foal, 27. 



Striking, with foot, 145, 294 ; causes, 

 295 ; striking-Hps, 279 ; causes, 

 279 ; overcome, 279, 293. 



Stripping bridle, 283 ;. causes, 283 ; 

 overcome, 284. 



Stubborn horse, driving, 233 ; 

 hitched, 235; leading, 232; 

 teaching uses of bit, 233 ; train- 

 ing, 223. 



Study individual peculiarities, 121. 



Stupefying, 231. 



Success bit, 320. 



Sugar for foal, 32 ; for gaining con- 

 fidence, 32. 



Sugar-of-lead-laudanum lotion, 126. 



Surcingle, for driving, 64 ; for foal, 

 40. 



Sweated, 121. 



Sweat pads, 335. 



Sweeny collar, 333. 



Switching tail, 265; in stable, 314. 



Tail, rubbing, 310 ; rubbing over- 

 come, 310; sore, 268 ; switching, 

 265 ; causes, 265 ; overcome, 

 266. 



Tail-comb, 359. 



Tail-hitch, how to make, 52 ; on 

 horse, 52, 



Tail over line, 268 ; causes, 268 ; 

 overcome, 269. 



Tail-rope, 219; attached to tail, 

 220. 



Tassels, 326. 



Taste, and reward, 10 ; requires 

 training, 10. 



Teeth, 49 ; care of, 364 ; gnashing, 

 280; in telling age, 364. 



Temper, 187 ; nervous, 187 ; stub- 

 born, 187; teachable, 187; 

 treacherous, 187. 



Temperament, 187. 



"Third hand," 51. 



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Thorough-pin, 373. 



Throwing harness, 212. 



Throwing ropes, 216. 



Tie-strap chewing, 312. 



Time required for early training, 43. 



Timidity, of foals, 30 ; overcome by 

 handling, 30. 



Toe-weight, 122. 



Tongue, 49. 



Tongue-lolling, 278; bit, 320; 

 causes, 278 ; overcome, 278. 



Tossing and shaking head, 280. 



Track, exercise on, 113 ; small con- 

 struction, 111 ; small training, 

 111. 



Trainer, personal influence, 21 

 requirements, 20. 



Training-cart, 74 ; advantages, 76 

 driving, 79 ; backing, 82 ; famil- 

 iarizing with, 77 ; hitching to, 78 

 how to make, 74 ; kicking-straps, 

 78. 



Training defined, 1. 



Training vs. breaking, 1. 



Train within an inclosure, 48. 



Tricks, 183. 



Triumph bit, 320. 



Trot, 160; fox, 165; Spanish, 183; 

 teaching to lead, 171 ; training, 

 170 ; action, 132 ; advantage of 

 early training, 117; advantages 

 of early work in harness, 123 ; 

 balancing, 139 ; blanketed, 121 ; 

 bandaging legs, 126 ; blanketing, 

 126; boots for, 114; brush sys- 

 tem, 119; brushing, 145; care, 

 112, 125; clicking, 143; cutting, 

 145; do not tire, 115; driving, 

 129; exercise, 113; exercise im- 

 proves action, 148 ; exercise on 

 small track, 113; fatigue, 116; 

 feeding, 112; forging, 143; in- 

 creasing endurance, 128 ; inter- 

 fering, 145; in harness, 118; in 

 single harness, 119; in stable, 

 314; length of exercise, 116; 

 night care, 127 ; objection to 



