GENERAL PRINCIPLES 21 



ridden or driven, and which show a marked preference 

 for lying down rather than obeying a master's 

 forders. 



In a case of this sort, the horse should be kept down 

 and given a few smart cuts with a whalebone buggy 

 whip. This will serve as an example of what he may 

 expect should he wish to repeat so ill-mannered a 

 performance. Following a similar principle a rearer 

 is often benefitted by receiving a few good tumbles 

 over with the help of the long reins. Acts of dis- 

 obedience such as I have described are, however, 

 contrary to the laws governing the subjection of the 

 horse, and therefore require no further comment in 

 the discussion as to the object of breaking horses. 



In breaking hot and fiery animals patience and for- 

 bearance must be used. It is worse than hopeless 

 to think of quelling the tempers of horses of this 

 description by merely employing an extra amount of 

 exertion. 



A proof of this will be found in the well known 

 remark to the effect that a solid rider of eighty years 

 of age will have a more steadying influence over a fiery 

 horse than a young man of twenty has generally the 

 patience to attain. 



