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METHODS OF SUBJECTION. 



but will contimie to do so afterward ; also when the feet 

 are taken up and handled until the operation is submitted 



to, or such restraint 

 brought upon the 

 mouth as to overcome 

 the power of resist- 

 ance, there will not 

 only be submission 

 for the time, but, if 

 done properly, all in- 

 clination to resist af- 

 terward will be over- 

 come. 



The principle is 

 Fig. 4.— Sullen treachery. the same in relation 



to other habits, or in overcoming viciousness. No matter 

 how wild or vicious the horse may be, if so controlled that 

 resistance becomes 

 impossible, and his 

 fear is overcome by 

 kind treatment, 

 there will not only 

 be entire submis- 

 sion without the 

 use of power or re- 

 straint, but he will 

 remain so afterward 

 if not abused or ex- 

 cited. 



Second. We see 

 that when an ob- 

 ject or cause of unusual sound is brought suddenly or un- 



FiG. 5.— Sketch from life of the most vicious 

 Mustang Pony the writer ever saw. 



