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enough, there is liability of failure, and even when carried to 

 the fullest extent of its power, there may in some cases be 

 resistance to it. These are usually cases that, when 

 warmed up or handled carelessly, become desperate in their 

 resistance before being made to yield. The point in the 

 management of such is to follow with the Third Method, 

 which will usually make the horse submit. But if there is 

 much resistance to it, after cooling off, another sharp or 

 short lesson with this will rarely fail to produce uncon- 

 ditional submission. 



Third, by pressure upon the spinal cord, which grasps, 

 as it were, and holds in subjection at will, the very life of 

 the horse. This is called the Third Method of Subjection. 

 It will be found especially adapted to the subjection of 

 nerA^ous-tempered horses that will not bear excitement. 

 For example, a horse that in an attempt to throw would be- 

 come so irritated and excited as to jump and resist so much 

 as to endanger straining, or if subjected to the Second 

 Method would go so quickly as to be liable to fall down 

 directly, or be made to yield only after the most severe 

 effort, will usually submit readily to this method of treat- 

 ment. If a kicker in harness, that exhibits fear when any- 

 thing is brought near or against his quarters, subjecting 

 him to pressure of about three cords, and touching the quar- 

 ters gently with a pole until indifferent to its contact, will 

 usually compel submission in a few minutes. Horses of an 

 ordinary bad character submit in from eight to twelve min- 

 utes, but exceptionally bad cases may resist it thirty min- 

 utes, even with the use of four cords (100 feet) ; but in all 

 cases it can be supplemented by the other methods. 



One important point I wish to impress is that whatever 

 is intended to be done with this method, must be done at 

 once, and carried to the fullest extent that the horse 

 will bear. If he resists it, it must at once be abandoned, 



