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ble. The over check is used to punish him when 

 he makes any attempt to kick. When he kicks at 

 the tinware give him sudden jerks with the lines. 

 Say "Stop it!" or "What are you doing?" Be care- 

 ful. Speak sharply and firmly. 



You may also step beside your horse with the 

 whip in the right hand and line in the left and 

 crack him on the hind leg with which he is kick- 

 ing at the tinware. Whip him on that hind leg 

 until he will almost sit down, but keep jerking on 

 the line in the left hand and talking to him as 

 mentioned before. 



As soon as he obeys your command and stops 

 kicking at the tinware, reward him for it by pat- 

 ting him on the shoulder and telling him he is now 

 doing all right. Then make the horse follow you 

 again and test him as follows: See if he will 

 again kick at the timvare. If he does, repeat the 

 same lesson with the whip. 



When you have stopped your horse kicking 

 with one hind leg, place the tinware on the other 

 side of the crupper and allow it to rub against 

 the other hind leg. You will generally find that he 

 will kick with the other hind leg almost as badly 

 as he did with the leg you have already worked 

 on. Treat this leg exactly as you did the other. 

 When you have about stopped him from kicking 

 at the tinware, reach back and take hold of the 

 tinware and rattle the pans up and down. Be 

 sure to keep the line in your other hand so he can- 

 not turn around and kick you. When he makes 

 any attempt to kick you, jerk the line and talk to 

 him. By jerking the line you punish him for do 

 ing wrong by hurting his mouth. He will soon 

 learn that when he does wrong he will be pun- 

 ished for it. 



