TRAINING OF HORSES. 101 
horse while he is balking { and never load a-balky horse 
heavy. If you can not. afford to give him light loads, 
trade him off to some one who can. 
RUNNING AWAY. 
Ix Dovsrze Harwuss.—Use the “Yankee Bridle,” 
(see Figure 7,) as in the case of kickers, except that: in 
_pulling upon it, after pulling sideways, you pull. dack- 
ward each time. Give three or four lessons; if you 
choose, give them all in one day, though the longer you 
continue it the better. The next day hitch him up 
double, using, instead of the ordinary bit, the double- 
ring bit belonging to the “Yankee Bridle,” attaching 
the “overdraw check” (see Figure 9) to the loose rings 
of the bit and the reins to the outer rings, with the ~ 
“long foot-strap” on. When you start him out of the 
yard, after he has gone afew steps, pull him up sud- 
denly and say, “ Whoa!” pulling on the foot-strap, :(see 
igure 8;) drive him on a little wayswand pull him. up 
in the same way, saying, ““ Whoa!” as if you yourself 
were frightened ; drive him up to objects which alarm 
him, or cause noises to be made which excite him, pull- 
ing him up, fetching him well back to the wagon. You 
need not pull up the foot-strap every time. . It is used in 
this case more for a protection than to teach. The 
teaching is to be mainly done through the mouth. He 
can not run if the strap is pulled up; so you are safe if 
you are watchful. You may, however, frequently put 
him on a run and stopdimzbythe foot-strap, pulling him 
