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straight lines Be cautious of the bearing-reins and crupper 

 at first It is not fair to argue from the occasional, or even 

 frequent, abuse of the bearing-rein that it should be totally 

 abolished The crupper frequently very dangerous in harness, 

 and may be dispensed with, by using long breechings 243-264 



PART IV. 



RESTIVENESS : ITS PREVENTION AND CURE. 

 CHAPTER I. 



HOW TO RENDER HORSES OBEDIENT. 



Disobedience or restiveness not to be confounded with vice A 

 horse is stronger than a man ; therefore nothing is to be done 

 by mere brute force Usual cause of insubordination is inju- 

 dicious treatment Character of the horse English method 

 of training or handling young horses Continental or school 

 methods Advantages or disadvantages of these two ; their 

 description ; how they may be best made applicable to the 

 prevention and cure of restiveness . . . 267-290 



CHAPTER II. 



GENERAL RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESTIVENESS. 



Avoid opportunities of conflict Ascertain how restiveness was 

 caused, and when first shown The temper and general dis- 

 position of the animal, also its condition, must be taken into 

 account If practicable, the handling of restive horses should 

 be undertaken in an enclosed space, a riding-school, or the 

 like What may be done when nothing of this kind is available 

 The first great object is to get a-horse to go somehow, then 

 afterwards in obedience and in a certain form Generally 



