268 KUNJSTING AWAY. 



had now been standing six months in the stall, doing noth- 

 ing. 



Understanding the disposition of the horse, I felt confi- 

 dent there would be no difficulty in breaking him, and told 

 the owner if he would join my class I would put him in the 

 way of breaking the colt. He laughed, saying that he would 

 believe it when he saw it done. But by much urging he 

 was finally induced to join the class. 



Having too many horses to experiment upon that day, 

 to save time I subjected this horse only to the simple train- 

 ing of the mouth for soni3 twelve minutes. At first there 

 was so little sensibility that pulling upon the bit seemed 

 like pulling upon a post ; but by repeating the treatment 

 he was soon made to feel its power sufficiently to yield to 

 its restraint. The owner wished the horse hitched up and 

 driven out of doors, but I knew this could not be safely 

 done. I told him if he would bring the horse on the next 

 day to a neighboring town, I would drive him. He did so, 

 and upon testing him there, I found the mouth now so sen- 

 sitive that when pulled upon sharply he ran back across 

 the barn. I immediately hitched him to a buggy, with 

 breeching straps unbuckled, and drove him on a sharp trot 

 and run, proving him perfectly manageable. He was driven 

 next day by his owner to Wales Centre, and proved en- 

 tirely broken. 



The more difficult cases of this character are well rep- 

 resented by " Cases 2, 3, 5, and 7, Kicking ; " " Cases 1, 

 3, 6, and 8, Fear ; " and " No. 2, Subjection." 



HALF-MOON BIT. 



The Half-moon Bit, an illustration of which is given, 

 will sometimes work very nicely upon head-strong pullers. 

 The point of its success lies in holding the head up, which 

 can be easily done by the form of checking in connection 



