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and a little farther forward, playing with 

 his mouth. This may make him raise 

 his head ; but if not, then several deter- 

 mined pulls, yielding the hand between 

 them, given without temper and with a 

 few soothing words, may stop him. If 

 he has the bit between his teeth, quick 

 give-and-take movements will proba- 

 bly surprise him into releasing it. It 

 is useless for a woman to try to sub- 

 due him by force. 



It is well to have a horse's teeth ex- 

 amined for pulling, as one which has 

 become displaced or sensitive causes 

 excessive pain, and often results in this 

 habit. When a horse shows a tendency 

 to kick, by putting his ears back or a 

 peculiar wriggle of the body, his head 

 must instantly be pulled up and kept 

 there, for in that position he will not 

 attempt it. 



A runaway nearly always frightens 



