78 VICES, TRICKS AND FAULTS. 



in breaking will bolt with his rider ; it is 

 usually the old offender who is guilty of 

 this most dangerous of vices. 



Although nearly every young horse 

 will rear at the pressure of the bit, he will 

 seldom rise to a dangerous height, and he 

 soon ceases to offend in that way. A 

 horse must be corrected and put right, but 

 it is never necessary to resort to severe 

 punishments. 



Fortunately the horse is an animal of 

 one idea, and when he has determined 

 upon his line of opposition he is easily cir- 

 cumvented and humbled. If he refuses to 

 turn to the right he will be so intent upon 

 opposing the right rein that he may be 

 turned around to the left until he is con- 

 fused, when he will very gladly go in any 

 direction. If he declines to go forward he 



