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to get up immediately and move about at will, he may again 

 resist with the greatest courage. To make him reliably 

 gentle upon his feet, he must be controlled in this position 

 also. For exam- 

 ple, should he re- 

 sist the bit and 

 run away, subject- 

 ing him to any 

 treatment short of 

 direct control of 

 the mouth, and 

 that at the time 

 and in the position 

 of his resistance, 

 would be defective 

 or entirely useless. 



OH the same principle, should the horse kick, balk, or show 

 any other bad habit, sufficient power must be used to com- 

 bat or overcome 

 these habits direct- 

 ly, or there cannot 

 be assurance of suc- 

 cess. Of course it 

 is easy, in a general 

 way, to subdue a 

 horse; but the diffi- 

 culty is to do it so 

 as not to excite his 

 resistance, or to do 

 him any physical 

 injury. 



In teaching a colt to lead by the halter, or follow, if the 

 pull is brought upon the head sideways, his power of re- 

 sistance in this direction becomes so lessened that he can 



FIG. 283. Expression of nervous excitability. 



