BREAKING 

 BALKY 

 HORSES 



PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 60 



To start a horse when balking, we give 

 different ways ; the first is as follows : 

 I. Pat a horse on the neck; examine 

 him carefully, first on one side, then on the other, 

 speaking encouragingly to him; then jump into the wag- 

 on and give the word to go, and he will generally obey. 



2. Another way is by taking the horse out of the 

 shafts and turning him around in a circle until he is 

 giddy ; it will generally start him. 



3. And still another way to cure a balky horse is : 

 Place your hand over his nose and shut off his wind 

 until he wants to go. 



4. Then, again, you can take a couple of turns of 

 stout twine around the fore leg just below the knee, tight 

 enough for the horse to feel, tie in a bow-knot ; at the 

 first click he will probably go dancing off. After going a 

 short distance you can get out and remove the string to 

 prevent injury to the tendons. Again you can try the 

 following : 



5. Take the tail of a horse between the hind legs and 

 tie it by a cord to the saddle-girth. 



6. Often by tying a string around a horse's ear, close 

 to the head, it will divert his attention and start him. 



