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make a reliable foundation by rendering him thoroughly 

 gentle out of harness. In doing this, it will greatly facili- 

 tate success to adapt the treatment to the case as nearly 

 as possible. I have learned, as one of the hard lessons of 

 my experience, that if I let the horse resist me after once 

 forcing his submission, it will only make him worse than 

 he was before. It gives him increased courage and con- 

 fidence afterward to fight back, and thus makes his char- 

 acter doubtful and treach- 

 erous. This taught me 

 when I had a bad case t<> 

 make every stej) s u r c ; 



Fig. 132. — Points showing the expreasion of contirnied kickers. 



from each step gained, to make the next until I came to 

 driving, whicli I made so thorough tliat I felt sure of mak- 

 ing the horse reliable. 



Suppose we have a nervous, kicking colt or horse, of a 

 naturally good disposition. Perhaps putting on the War 

 Bridle and puUing him right and loft a few times, just 

 enough to disconcert a little, will make him submit in a few 

 minutes to have a pole brought against the quarters, hips, 

 and flanks. Simply repeat until the horse will submit to 

 be poled in any manner with the head free. If the horse 

 is strong and shows much fear of being touched around the 



