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PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT. 



first haltered, no matter how hard he may resist, if once taught to 

 submit, he will not only readily follow without restraint, but will do 

 so ever afterward ; or when the feet are taken up and handled 



until the operation is fully sub- 

 mitted to, or such restraint 

 brought upon him as to com- 

 pel submission, there will not 

 only be obedience for the time, 

 but all inclination to resist 

 will be radically overcome. 



Now, the principle is the 

 same in relation to other hab- 

 its, or in overcoming vicious- 

 ness. No matter how wild or 

 unmanageable the horse may 

 be, if he can be so treated that 



successful resistance becomes 

 F». 20.-S«rong.Willed, Intelligent Character. ; mpossible) and he is shown 



that he will not be injured, there will not only be entire submission 

 without the use of force, but if not excited or abused, he will remain 

 permanently docile. 



But it is impef ative that there be at no point such an exposure 

 of weakness as would encourage resistance ; for, though the method 

 of treatment may be in itself right, 

 if not carried to the point desired, 

 the difficulties of the treatment will 

 necessarily be increased to a degree 

 liable to precipitate failure. For 

 example, there may be strength to , 

 take up a colt's, foot ; but if at any 

 point of holding it it is pulled 

 'away, and control resisted, he will 

 be inclined to resist afterward with 

 as much energy as if there had not 

 been sufficient power to take it up 

 at all. Or, in teaching a horse to 

 lead by the halter, if he resists suc- 

 cessfully it will teach him to resist 

 the efforts by pulling away. Now, 



the method of pulling on the halter may be all right, but the point 

 of difficulty would be in not having power to carry it far enough. 

 Not. only this, but it is vital to success to do it properly, or in such 



Fie. 21.— Barnyard Lunkhead. 



