TREATMENT FOR VICIOUS STALLIONS. 



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decided what to do until approached and made helpless. The usual 

 course to, pursue is about as follows : When within reach of the 

 horse, Jook him firmly in the eye, and say, " Get around ! " or any 

 other word of command, in a way to make him feel your power. If 

 his eye quails, approach ; if not, stand still. It may be a duel of a 

 few minutes*to determine which will give up. Should he yield, ap- 

 proach softly, midway between his head and quarters, so as to keep 

 him, as it were, undecided and unbalanced. If standing too near his 

 quarters, he is liable to kick ; if too near his head, to strike or bite. 

 The point isto keep him undecided until 1 the shoulder is reached ; 



Fie. 289.— The Fred Arnd Horse as Seen by the Writer Four Years 

 after being Subdued. 



then pass the hand quickly up the neck to the ear, thence down, 

 grasping the nose-piece of the halter. He is at such a disadvantage 

 now that unless very violent he cannot do harm. Should he, how- 

 ever, attempt to strike or bite, grab the mane at the shoulder with 

 the other hand, and so keep the head turned straight from you. But 

 should he prove too much, the only alternative is to get out of the 

 way. Presuming, however, that he is under good control, the point 

 now is to disable him. Have a cord ready, throw the doubled part 

 over the neck and pass over the lower jaw; bring the other part 

 down through the loop tight, and tie into a single hitch. Now put 

 on another cord, and if necessary tie up one leg to prevent kicking, 

 get him out of the stall and subject him to treatment, modifying it 

 according to the case* 



Should the horsd show a cool, daring expression of eye, with 

 ears thrown back, and standing- sullenly, and seemingly indifferent, 

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