Read this excerpt from The Early History of the Airplane by Wilbur Wright.
Now, there are two ways of learning how to ride a fractious horse: one is get on him and learn by actual practice how each motion and trick may be best met; the other is to sit on a fence and watch the beast while, and then retire to the house and at leisure figure out the best way of overcoming his jumps and kicks.
Using context clues, what does the term fractious mean?
angry
frustrated demeanor
difficult to manage
heading in different directions