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CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introductory , 3 



The Perpetual Motion .Horse 4 



A Few Words to the Owners of Bad Horses Who Wish 



Their Horses Properly Broken by Horse Trainers 6 

 The Word "W 7 hoa" How it is Used and How it is 



Misused ... 7 



How to Use the W 7 hip and Make the Horse Pass Dif- 

 ferent Objects 9 



How to Educate Horses not to be Afraid of Differ- 

 ent Objects 10 



Educating the Horse to Stand Until vou are in the 



Buggy 11 



Side Pulling or Side Lining 12 



Working on a Horse's Hind LegsBefore Taking Him 



to a Shop to be Shod 13 



Showing the Workings of the Rope on the Hind 



Legs Before Taken to Shop to be Shod 14 



The Advantage a Horse Shoer has Over a Kicking 



Horse That has a Long Tail 15 



The Overcheck; How it can be L^sed and how it is 



Misused __ _ 15 



The Most Successful Method of Breaking Bad Kick- 

 ers Without the Use of Hobbles 17 



Back Hobbles for Bad Kickers 22 



A Particular Point to Protect Your Life When out 

 Driving behind a Horse That Should Kick Sud- 

 denly 23 



Placing a Crupp'er Underneath the Tail of a Ner- 

 vous Kicker 24 



How Some Drivers Cause Their Horses to Kick 



When the Lines get Under the Tail 25 



Dimensions for Making Shafts for Breaking Hor- 

 ses, Used by the Author 26 



The Breaking Harness or Surcingle 27 



The Working of the Double Safety Rope and How 



to Use it : 28 



How to Make the Foot-Strap 30 



How to Make the Training Bridle Used by Prof. 



Hagerling 30 



The W T orking of the Training Bridle Used by Prof. 

 Hagerling. How it is Used and W 7 hat You Can 



do With it 32 



A Few Pointers on how to Ride a Bucking Horse 



Without having him to Buck Under Saddle 34 



How to Teach a Nervous Saddle Horse to Stand 



Until You Are on His Back 38 



Dispositions of Horses; How to Judge Them 39 



Things That Cause Horses to Balk 41 



How to Break Balky Horses _ 43 



Compelling the Horse to go to the Right or Left 



When he Wishes to go to the Left or Right 45 



How to Make a Balky Horse Work 47 



How to Make a Balky Horse Work Under the Saddle 48 

 Making a Balky Horse W T ork in Double Harness 49 



