TO BREAK A KICKING HORSE. 85 



HOW TO DEIYE OR BREAK A KICKINa 

 HORSE. 



Or horses witli bad habits. First take up one 

 fore foot, bend his leg till his hoof is bottom up- 

 wardj then slip a loop over his knee above the 

 pastern joint to keep it tight. This should be 

 done with a leather strap, forming a loop around 

 the one, and so fixed as to buckle around the 

 other; be careful so as to fasten it so as it can- 

 not slip down or come loose, or you may pass a 

 loop over the leg, and with another strap tie 

 the loop close together, between the leg, so as 

 to prevent it from coming down. This will 

 leave the horse on three legs. You can* handle 

 now as you wish, as it is impossible for him to 

 kick whilst his leg is up. This will con- 

 quer the horse quicker than any other course 

 which you can pursue, and especially a kicker 

 or one that runs off when he has the chance so 

 to do. 



The surest plan for a horse that will attempt 

 to run off as soon as you hitch him up, is to fas- 

 ten np his leg as directed above or learn him to 



