THIRD GLASS. 



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work in this way. The horse is, then held helpless in shafts, as it 

 were, when he can be driven as desired. When the Third Method 

 is used, while the pressure is on bring the poles against the quar- 

 ters industriously. Usually at first the horse will kick hard, but it 

 is rare that there will not be submission in a few minutes. 



' These points made, gradually remove the pressure, and while 

 doing so keep rubbing and bringing the poles against the quarters 

 and flanks, until there is unconditional submission, then continue as 

 explained, driving in harness and wagon. The greatest average of 

 the worst horses I ever found have been iron-gray, sorrel, and black, 

 though I have occasionally found bays extremely bad. It should 



Pig. 213. —A Test to which the Morse should be Subjected before being Subdued. 



seldom require more than thirty or forty minutes to bring a very 

 bad horse under control by these combined efforts of treatment. 



Third Class. 



I have in my mind now about the worst class pf kickers we have 

 to deal with. They are either cases that have been made thor- 

 oughly vicious by excessive fear or running away, or those that are 

 so naturally vicious, and kick and strike so recklessly as to seem to 

 be beyond the reach of any kind of treatment. There is a class of 

 men who think it Is bravery to be reckless with dangerous horses. 

 In point of fact, I have found such men to be usually the greatest 

 cowards. In [experimenting before classes, I would frequently have 

 men who would be disposed at first to censure me for appearing to 

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