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confidence lesson, I applied the master hand, after which 

 she laid peacefully on the ground and allowed me to 

 touch her all over, and she was never any more 

 trouble. 



We became great pals, and my friend's children used 

 to come and play with her in the loose-box. We had 

 many drives behind her. Nobody knew how I handled 

 and broke her. They only saw me driving her in the 

 street after she had been handled. 



Another bad kicker I handled was Coopersale Dot, a 

 thirteen-hand Irish Hackney-bred pony, a clever huntress 

 and winner of many races. She came from Aldridge's 

 Repository; I bought her after she had smashed her 

 new owner's trap to pieces. This pony appeared on the 

 cinematogaph in my film, " Humane Horse-Breaking." 

 The film showed me driving the pony in long reins. I 

 afterwards drove the pony in my show waggon without 

 a bridle, bit or reins, much to the surprise of many well- 

 known horsemen. Of course, I had the master rein on, 

 with which to control her, for she was a confirmed 

 kicker and had been constantly drugged by her previous 

 owners to such an extent that she was useless. The 

 least exertion affected the heart, and the result was a 

 swoon or fainting-fit. 



I have heard horsemen refer to kickers they have 



