62 THE HORSE : ITS TAMING, 



Rearing. — When driving a rearing horse, watch for 

 signs of his rising. To prevent him from doing so, 

 turn him sharply to right and to left, repeating this 

 treatment as often as he attempts it. Use a double 

 ring snaffle, but drive him on the single ring. The 

 bit will punish him. Afterwards, drive him for a day 

 or so with the " rearing " twitch on. 



''Jibbing'' or '' Reestuig'' (it is called the latter in 

 Scotland). — " Galvayne well," and let him know what 

 "get up" means, as applied to a "kicker." Put the 

 harness on, tighten the breeching to the collar, and 

 keep driving him in the ring, turning to the right and 

 left smartly. Most jibbers are bad in their mouths 

 and will not answer to their reins, and will frequently 

 not back. Make them back (by the method already 

 described in page 44). Make them also zvait^ as it 

 were, for the word to " go on," and if they don't 

 an.swer to it directly it is given, cut them across the 

 hocks sharply with the whip, put two "third hands" on 

 as in Plate 9, and get your assistant to hang on behind. 

 Afterwards, hitch up to trap, and work them, increasing 

 their loads daily. If they fall back into the old trick, 

 go over the treatment again. I have had some " bad 

 'uns," and have never failed yet. 



Kicking in tJie Stable. — Put him in a stall with 

 hanging bales at the side, so that when he kicks them 

 away, they come up on him again and again. He will 

 soon get tired of it. Tying up one of the fore legs is 



