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saddle, with thill lugs, or any strap or girth with loops 

 on either side of the horse, is equally good ; then 

 buckle a pair of long reins, open in the middle, into 

 the bit, and pass them through the thill lugs or 

 loops, one to each hind leg, above the fetlock joint ; 

 there make each rein fast to the leg, allowing sufficient 

 length of rein for your horse to walk or trot, as the 

 operator may think proper. Everything complete, 

 you will have the animal commence the operation of 

 kicking ; the first will be a smart kick, and the second 

 lighter, and so on, till your horse cannot be made to 

 kick any more. 



Or the following : Take a forked stick, about two 

 feet long, varying a little according to the size of the 

 horse, tie the ends of the fork firmly to each end of 

 the bridle bit, and the other end of the stick 'to the 

 lower end of the collar, so as to keep the head up, A 

 few days, working in this manner, will commonly 

 suffice for a cure. The man, however, who must come 

 within reach of a kicker, should come as close to him 



