72 THE EOKSE EDUCATOE. 



HUGGING THE POLE. 



^WipHis is a great annoyance to the other 

 ofc horse, and he will probably learn to do 

 the same thing, not from imitation, but from 

 leaning inwards, so as to enable him to stand 

 against the other, lea'^^ii^g on him. I have 

 seen a pair of horses thus going, each leaning 

 on the other, rendering it extremely dangerous 

 in frosty weather, or where the road from any 

 cause may be slippery. This habit may be 

 broken up by securing a piece of sole leather 

 to the pole upon the side where the animal 

 leans, having a number of tacks driven through 



