DETAILS OF TREATMENT. 



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FIG. 148. A noted vicious kicker. 



quickly, and as often as he will get up ; then reverse the 

 rig and throw him on the opposite side, and repeat. Now 

 see what the result will be by poling and handling around 

 the quarters ; but few 

 horses will resist it. 

 If there is any incli- 

 nation to kick after- 

 ward, the next alter- 

 native should be the 

 Second Method. But 

 I repeat : As much 

 depends upon the 

 way this is done as 

 upon the method it- 

 self. The point is to 

 throw the horse off 



his balance with sufficient force, and often enough to bear 

 being poled at pleasure around the quarters and flanks, a 

 task not at all difficult to perform. If the horse has a good 

 mouth, the after treatment will be simple and easy. The 

 most difficult horses of this character to break are those 

 with mouths so tender that they will not go against the 

 bit, or will submit to it too easily. Presuming there is a 

 good stiff mouth, (for nearly all these cases are of this char- 

 acter), put on the harness with Patent Bridle or Breaking 

 Bit, and make the after treatment as before explained, be- 

 ing careful to be thorough, taking no chances that can be 

 avoided until able to drive to wagon perfectly docile. 



SULKY KICKERS. 



It has been explained in the first chapter that horses 

 represent the different characteristics of the domestic ani- 

 mals. The most marked and annoying is the sullen or sulky 

 nature represented by the bear, hog, or bulldog. As kick- 



