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A number of excellent horses will not throw their 

 weight into a cold collar, thus it is an advantage to 

 warm the collars previous to yoking the horses. In 

 the case of colts it is a good plan to lightly oil the 

 inside of the collar before putting it on. By this, the 

 pressure of the collar will not be so hard on the 

 shoulders, and they are less likely to be injured in 

 consequence. Jibbing, like most other bad habits 

 acquired by horses, is more easily prevented than 

 cured, indeed it is doubtful if a confirmed jibber can 

 be thoroughly cured. In the hands of some men 

 they will behave all right and do an enormous amount 

 of work, whilst with others they will scarcely tighten a 

 trace. Great patience and tact are necessary in suc- 

 cessfully working jibbers. As soon as a jibber is 

 yoked he should be driven off at once, care having 

 previously been taken to place the trap so as to give 

 the horse every advantage of the ground in starting. 

 A jibber should never be pulled up at the bottom 

 of a hill, but should be allowed to ascend it in his 

 own peculiar way. Many horses will negotiate hills 

 at a trot or a gallop that will not walk up them. 

 In such cases they should be compensated by being 

 allowed to walk down hills in order that they may 

 regain their wind. Generally speaking, tact and not 

 force is the secret of success in working pronounced 

 jibbers. Such expedients as thrashing, rubbing the 

 legs with rough cord, kindling fires beneath them, 

 and a dozen other absurdities, are simply barbarous 

 and of no practical help wJiatever. 



