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quite a, sleight in using this treatment, and if not just understood, 

 you should read very carefully explanations of it under that head. 

 Send the horse around at first rather slowly, until sure that he will 

 bear it, then gradually push up to the point of falling, and if known to 

 be very bad, reverse quickly. Lose no time in doing this ; it must 

 be done as quickly as possible, so as to give the horse no time to 

 concentrate his efforts in resistance. At any rate, keep on till the 

 poling is submitted to unconditionally. If, however, you find the 

 case resists very hard, try now the Third Method. This in sensi- 



Fig. 210.— As Extremely Bad Kickers Resist when Touched while Pressure is Ob. 



tive, nervous kickers, is certainly very effective. Do not put it on 

 very tight at first, and see what the effect will be. The key of its 

 use is, after being put on, to pole the hind parts until there is no re- 

 sistance. If the 'poling is resisted for some time, put on tighter,, 

 and repeat. Usually a few minutes' pressure will be sufficient. If 

 you have a good place and a rig, and you are at all handy, it would 

 also have a good effect to use the First Method. This will work 

 wonderfully well in some cases, but, singular as it may seem, it 

 may not work at all with satisfaction in others, (if not quite clear, 

 read explanation on page 56,) and it might be supplemented in 

 such cases by either or both of the other Methods. But as this is a 

 matter of experiment, I cannot really describe here the cases it wilJ 

 or, will not work upon. At any rate, either or both these Methods 



