164 



KICKING. 



Pitt. 217.— Surly, Dangerous Character. 



a very important con- 

 sideration. In fact, every 

 emergency must be care- 

 fully provided for. I 

 have in my mind now a 

 representative case. A 

 five-year-old colt had 

 been harnessed several 

 times, but each time 

 kicked himself loose and 

 got away. He was 

 brought in at Gallup- 

 ville, N. Y., and is re- 

 ferred to on page 414 in 

 my regular work. This was a strong, large-boned, courageous colt,, 

 extremely afraid of being touched, and could not be hitched to a 

 wagon. As we were compelled to make experiments in a wagon- 

 house with a plank floor, and with a large number of people around, . 

 it required the best of management to control, him with safety. We 

 tried first the Second Method, but could not under the circumstances 

 carry it far enough to be at all effective. The First Method, would 

 have worked well upon this case, but could not be safely used on a 

 hardwood floor. I concluded, however, that the Third Method 

 would be sufficiently effective, and subjected him to the highest 

 pressure we could prudently, use with four cords. Upon touching 

 the hind' parts, he kicked with such fury that he threw the shoes 

 from both hind feet with so great a force that they dented the 

 wall deeply on the opposite side. This resistance was continued 

 for fully twelve minutes. It was a struggle of the most severe 

 character, but after about fifteen minutes he submitted to being 

 poled. We next subjected him sharply to the Second Method, 

 reversing a few times, and now making the impression sufficiently 

 strong to submit ^unconditionally. The rest of the treatment was 

 the same as previously described. , When harnessed, he resisted 

 control of the mouth very hard, but finally came back, to its 

 restraint, and was driven before the class with entire success. As 

 this was a well-known case, I requested that he be taken to the 

 adjoining town the next day afterward, where, after a little 

 repetition of treatment, he was hitched up and driven iij.,the street 

 perfectly gentle, when he acted just as docile and manageable as 

 any family horse. 



A six-y ear-old horse pf about the same character, near Lake 



