TRAINING OF HORSES. 89 
to buckle the crouper, you have. the same control by 
means of the. back-strap. Keep this up until you are 
satisfied of there being no further need of this precau- 
tion, being watchful in putting him into the thills, etc,, 
that he is not hit hard or unnecessarily excited. Have 
him very carefully groomed and handled. A horse that 
is not a very bad kicker will probably be broke with 
much less. trouble than we have alluded to—the lesson 
we give in this, as well all other cases, being adapted to 
the worst ones, 
KICKING WHILE GROOMING. 
A patient and careful man is s best calculated to cause 
a change of this habit. The horse with this habit. is 
always afflicted with too much nervousness, augmented 
frequently by heedless handling. Put on the “ Yankee 
Bridle,” (see Figure7,) and treat him the same as the 
“kickers while harnessing,” drawing it up tight and ty- 
ing. (See Figure 13.) Then take a currycomb and com- 
mence currying him upon the neck, gradually approach- 
ing the places where. he is tender, when you will very 
softly and. gently pass the currycomb over the places. 
He will not be able to kick, and will stand tolerably still. 
After two or three dines currying, you may proceed 
without the “ Bridle” being drawn up tight, but as you 
approach the tender places give him a slight pull, hav- 
ing the end of the rope held in your hand for that pur- 
pose, and each time he cringes or shows signs of kicking, 
pull up sufficiently to attract his attention to the head, 
