The best method of correcting a horse of this description, when one is
on the road, is, to stop him suddenly, whenever he appears to be
frightened at any thing he sees before him or at his side. Let him stand
perfectly still: get down, if he does not become quiet in three or four
minutes, and handle him in the forehead. Lead him by the bridle to the
object that frightened him: then lead him back to where he was, and get
on him. Ride him up to it, &c. You can likewise give him the same
exercise as you do to a wild horse of the third kind, and you will not
fail to succeed in correcting him by repeating it several times. I never
knew a horse to become skittish that I had gentled by my secret, though
I am not certain that such a thing might not happen; for, as I said
before, there is no rule without an exception.