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KICKING. ILLUSTEATIYE CASES. 



CASE 2. MALONE HORSE. 



This was probably one of the most notable kicking, run- 

 away horses ever known in the State of Ohio, special 

 reference to which is made in "Personal Experience." He 

 was a fine, blooded trotter, eight years old, about 16 hands 

 high, and weighed about 1050 pounds. In appearance he 

 was quiet, and perfectly gentle to ride and handle. The 



greatest effort had 

 been made for years 

 to break this horse, 

 but without success. 

 At the time of my 

 visit to the place, all 

 hope of ever being 

 able to subdue him 

 had been abandoned. 

 I subjected him to 

 the First Method, 

 which he at first vio- 

 lently resisted, but 



after being thrown about a dozen times he submitted un- 

 conditionally. It was not sufficient, however, to produce 

 the degree of submission desired, and he was next subjected 

 to the Second Method, which he also resisted with great 

 courage, requiring in all about twenty minutes. The foun- 

 dation was now laid for the next step, that of obtaining 

 control of the mouth. This was, if anything, his strong 

 point, having resisted all kinds of bits and rigging. 



When tested with the Breaking Bit, he plunged against 

 it, fighting so hard that at one time he went over the rope 

 upon the seats. By careful management, however, he was 

 in about twenty minutes brought under perfect control. 

 Next morning I tested him hard in the ring, and found him 



FIG. 168. The Malone Horse. 



