278 BREAKING TO HARNESS. 



of striking the object aimed at, tends to quickly eradicate 



his pet vice out of the kicker, who, on becoming convinced 



of the futility of his attacks, will seldom, if ever, renew 



them when he is put into an ordinary cart, the body of 



which he might easily kick to pieces if he were aware of 



his power of evil. This fact does not say much for the 



intelligence of the horse. My readers will see that the rail 



on the splash-board, over which the reins pass, is made 



specially high, so that the horse may not get his hind legs 



or tail over it. The jingle is balanced so that under 



ordinary conditions no weight is put on the shafts ; but by 



filling with stones, or any other suitable material, a box 



which is placed for this purpose in front of the body of the 



cart, weight may be put on the back of the horse as may 



be required. I may remark that the placing of weight on 



the back is the chief incitement to plunging, bucking, and 



kicking which horses receive while being broken to harness. 



If the animal has been previously broken to saddle, he will 



of course not mind weight on his back. A third good 



point about the jingle is that the door at the back of it is 



so arranged that, in the event of any mishap or impending 



danger, the driver can readily slip out behind, and leave 



the horse and jingle to their fate ! 



An Irish outside car, owing to the facilities it offers for 

 eettine on and off it, is far more convenient and much less 

 dangerous for breaking-in horses to harness than a gig or 

 dog-cart. 



When we take out on the road the recently " put-in " 

 horse, we should attempt to form his paces by getting him 

 to go in a thoroughly steady and well-balanced manner. 



