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so as to accustom the horse to weight on his back. When 

 he takes all this in good part, we may, while keeping 

 him at a walk, get an assistant to quietly mount into the 

 trap, and give him the reins, as soon as the animal shows 

 that he does not mind the presence of a person behind him. 

 The horse may now be taken into the open, and circled 

 and turned by the driver a few times before being taken 

 on the road. 



We should be careful not to employ any words or other 

 signals that might remind the animal of previous acts of 

 disobedience which, presumably, had been successful in 

 their object. When breaking a jibber, I like to use an 

 open bridle ; because I find that horses go '^ kinder " with- 

 out blinkers than with them. If it be imperative that 

 our pupil should be driven in an ordinary harness bridle, 

 we may accustom him to it after we have got him to go 

 steadily in an open one. 



If a jibber appears afraid of the whip, it is well, in the 

 first instance, to prove to him, by giving him a turn at 

 the head and tail method (see page 169), that we are 

 not going to hurt him, when we crack it or flourish it 

 about in his vicinity. 



The jibber in double harness may be cured of his vice in 

 the manner already described. If a pair jib, they should 

 be broken of their vice separately, before being tried 

 together. 



Rearing is of two kinds : one, the less common, the 

 manifestation of impatience to go on by a horse which 

 is too •' light in front " ; the other, a form of jibbing. 



