42 MANAGEMENT OF THE HORSE 



He took the horse out of the shafts and fixed the lines as directed 

 above, and drove him up and down the hill several times. At this 

 moment the doctor happened to come along and asked him what he 

 was doing with the horse. He replied : 



" I can manage the horse better than I can the horse and buggy, 

 hence I leave the buggy on the roadside until I can get the horse to 

 go without it. In other words, if the horse refuses to go when there 

 is no buggy hitched to him, there is no use to hitch him to it. Always 

 break your horse first and the buggy afterwards, and never undertake 

 to break the horse and buggy at the same time." 



In conclusion, we would say that this is the simplest and most 

 lasting way to manage a balky horse. 



We could give various methods for starting the horse as laid down 

 by other trainers, but to start a horse when he is " balked," or to make 

 him pull at one time, will not make him start or pull at all times. 



We must be able to teach the horse that he is what he was intended 

 to be, man's willing and obedient servant at all times and places and 

 under all circumstances. 



In a figurative way of expressing it, we must make him believe that 

 we can put him through a knot-hole, and when we get him through the 

 plank, show him by our actions that we are not only his master, but 

 also his best friend. 



HOW TO BREAK A BAD HALTER-PULLER. 



Of all the objectionable tricks and bad habits the horse is subject 

 to, one of the worst is that of pulling back or " halter-breaking," 

 and has, perhaps, been the cause of a greater number of accidents 

 than any other, and causing the destruction of numberless bridles, 

 halters, &c. 



To break a horse of this habit properly and for all time, the first 

 thing would be to investigate the cause, or why the horse pulls back 



