330 FAULTS OF MOUTH. 



an undue height. That of *' chucking up the head " seems 

 appropriate to the habit of throwing up the head only when 

 excited, or at intervals. Both require similar methods of 

 treatment. 



Jibbing. — Although jibbing is far oftener a fault of 

 temper than of mouth, I prefer to discuss it in this chapter 

 than in the following one ; because it can, as a rule, be 

 best corrected by lessons in mouthing. 



A jibber is a horse which, without just cause, refuses to 

 proceed in any required direction, although he may be 

 willing to go in some other direction. As a rule, a jibber 

 will turn to one side, but not to the other. Acting on the 

 fact that the horse is an animal possessed of but little 

 intelligence, we shall generally succeed in overcoming the 

 defence of the jibber in saddle, if we force him to circle 

 several times to the right and to the left with the long 

 reins on foot (see page 183), or in the turn on the forehand, 

 both on foot (see page 208) and when mounted (see page 229). 

 Failing to fix his hind-quarters, which we can easily move 

 round his forehand by means of the whip or cane, if not 

 by the leg ; he will usually go off in the desired direction. 

 The rebel should be turned to one side and then to the 

 other, and reined back pretty sharply, so as to convince 

 him that we are able to make him move even against his 

 will. Were he able to reason, he would not accept the 

 fact, which he appears to do, of our being able to make 

 him circle and turn to the right and to the left as a proof 

 that we are able (which we are not) to make him go 

 forward. After the discipline on foot with the long reins 



