166 



KICKING. 



Fig. 220.— Extreme of Bad Character. 



part repeated until there is certainty 

 of his being safe. 



I think it advisable, in conclusion, 

 to refer to a specially serious case 

 where I came very near failing on ac- 

 count of being unable to use treat- 

 ment suited to the temperament, 

 mainly to show the importance in 

 critical cases of using such, treatment 

 as the case will best bear. A man I 



Now, the point in the man- 

 agement of those cases, as will 

 be noticed, was in applying 

 treatment properly, being 

 careful, and making the treat- 

 ment sufficiently thorough 

 until successful. I was in all 

 cases in the habit of making 

 the after-treatment such as to 

 win the confidence of the 

 horse, so that when I did 

 succeed I had the subject 

 perfectly cool and quiet, yet 

 entirely gentle. As before 

 stated, the horse must often 

 be carefully tested, and if 

 necessary the treatment in 



Fio. 222.— Sullen Nature. 



Fio. 221.— Ideal of Bad Character. 



had started in the business, 

 who had traveled with con- 

 siderable success for several 

 years, visited New York, 

 where his success attracted 

 considerable attention. A 

 very fine-blooded horse, of 

 specially vicious character, 

 was brought in for treat- 

 ment, with orders to this 

 man to break him or kill 

 him, horse was not worth 

 anything unless he could be 

 broken. Everything was 



