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and left, pulling the rein firmly against the outside quar- 

 ter, and continue until the horse dri^^es fast or slow as re- 

 quired. If disposed to resist when touched, and kicks, 

 give a quick, sharp pull on the reins in order to pull the 

 head up and back, which would disable and prevent carry- 

 ing out his purpose. This is usually not difficult. But 

 sometimes the horse will kick violently when this is done ; 

 if he does, and there is good control of the mouth, set him 



Fig. 138.— As extremely bad kickers resist when touched 

 while pressure is on. 



back hard against a rail or pole so arranged that it will 

 strike the quarters on a level with the cross-piece of shafts, 

 repeating until there is entire submission. (See Colt Train- 

 ing.) The point of doing this is to bring the quarters al- 

 most up to the pole, and then with a sharp, quick pull, 

 force him back against it. 



Should the horse resist the bit and appear plucky, he 

 will try to pull far enough away to kick against the rail, 

 which must not be permitted. But if there is sufficient 

 control of the mouth, he can be held against it helplessly, 



