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KICKING. 



FIG. 151.-Expression of most reall 



obstinate cases. 



1 commenced, 



resist for hours, if pushed, will submit unconditionally in 

 ten or fifteen minutes after becoming cool and over the ef- 

 fects of the excitement. Then work up slowly and care- 

 fully as before explained. 



For example : A small mustang 

 pony, eight or nine years old, was 

 brought me to experiment upon. 

 The owner said he wished to show 

 that he had a first-class kicker, and 

 wanted a little fun out of him. At 

 first, he did not seem to be very bad, 

 but as he warmed up he kicked with 

 the greatest fury; and after two 

 hours' effort, I was compelled to give 

 him up, failing completely. The 



worge than when 



upon returning to 

 that place four years afterward, I was surprised to learn 

 that this pony had been used as a pet by the little boys 

 and girls of the family ; that he 

 was driven and used everywhere 

 to a phaeton, and was one of the 

 finest and safest driving ponies 

 in that country. The owner told 

 me that a day or two after his 

 having been handled by me, they 

 thought they would see what 

 they could do with him, and to 

 their surprise they found him per- 

 fectly gentle. They put him in 

 harness, and he drove off without any trouble. He be- 

 haved so kindly that the children drove him, and he was 

 highly valued for his docility. 



I found by experience that many cases when warmed 



FIG. 152. Will resist hard. 



