1 62 



entirely forget it. On the other hand, if he is allowed 

 to become a confirmed stable kicker before a cure is 

 attempted, the method described above will be of 

 little avail, as he will kick the bushes down as fast 

 as they are put up, therefore, in order to cure him a 

 different system must be tried. 



THE USE OF A SACK STUFFED WITH STRAW. 



In the case of a pronounced kicker, a common 

 farm sack should be firmly stuffed with straw and 

 suspended from the roof directly over his quarters. 



The sack should be 

 kept hanging until 

 the horse grows tired 

 of kicking at it, 

 which, generally 

 speaking, will not be 

 very long, for no 

 sooner does he kick 

 the sack away than 

 it swings back again 

 to its original posi- 

 tion, and he generally 

 gives up the unequal 

 contest subdued and 

 beaten (Fig. 19). This method does not hurt the 

 horse, and it will prove successful in most cases. 



Fig. 19. — S Suspended Sack. 



