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up would resist with such desperation that it would be very 

 difficult and dangerous to force them to a point of submis- 

 sion ; yet by putting them away until cool, and then re- 

 peating the treatment, they would submit perfectly in a few 

 minutes. Some of my greatest feats in breaking extremely 

 bad kickers have been accomplished in this way. The ne- 

 cessity for this repetition was fre- 

 quently the cause of great em- 

 barrassment. Perhaps an ex- 

 tremely bad horse brought me 

 for experiment would become so 

 warmed up, and resist with so 

 much determination, as to make 

 the continuance of the effort little 

 less than abuse. My only alter- 

 native would be to induce the 

 owner to bring the horse to the FlG ' 153 - Most d 'f ul < w * 



character to break. 



next place of appointment, by 



guaranteeing to control and drive him there entirely gentle. 

 This would excite so much suspicion and doubt in the minds 

 of the class that they would invariably follow to see what 

 the result would be. It then became a necessity to suc- 

 ceed, as to fail would be sufficient reason for demanding a 

 return of their money. But I seldom found much trouble 

 in making my point, usually a short, sharp lesson would 

 be sufficient. 



Good cases illustrative of this principle are the Gal- 

 lopsville Horse, Case No. 2, Subjection; Collins Horse, 

 No. 6, Fear, and the Gates Horse, No. 3, Fear. While 

 the last named could not be driven out of doors prudently 

 when first handled, yet, afterward, when cool, the effect of 

 the treatment was so marked that by merely testing a few 

 moments two weeks afterward, he proved so gentle as to 

 be driven without breeching, and down hill, through the 



