THIKD METHOD. 



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Cases upon which it will not work well, and for which 

 it should not be used, are young, unbroken colts, sulky, 

 cold-blooded horses, and, once in a great while, a class of 



high-strung, sensitive horses of 

 great courage and endurance, that 

 become excited, strike, and resist 

 hard. Such cases are, however, 

 somewhat rare. If it must be 

 used upon such, let it be after 

 subjecting to the First or Second 

 Methods, or both. 



The reason this method should 

 not be used upon colts, is that 



FIG. 53.-Mouth as usually kept ^ ^ ^^ resist ^ 



open when cord is on. 



tempt to put on the cord, or bite 



and chew upon it to a degree that will bruise or cut the 

 cheeks, which is very troublesome to treat. (See cut 54.) 

 Besides, colts can be controlled so much easier and better 

 by the Second Method that 

 there is no necessity for using it 

 upon them. There may occa- 

 sionally be found an old horse 

 that will bite upon the cord like 

 colts. In all such cases the treat- 

 ment must at once be abandoned, 

 and dependence placed upon the 

 other methods. Those that cut 

 or bruise the cheeks are usually 

 of a surly, obstinate nature, the 

 sullen disposition being denoted by the small, clear eye, 

 set well back on the side of the head, eyebrows rather 

 heavy, fullness below the eye, and small nostrils. When 



FIG 54. Appearance of mouth 

 when biting upon the cord. 



