. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. ends, and,the head be-ing held fast by the halter,it is impossible for him toget up ; so a large, roomystall would of itself be al-most a complete remedy. The simplest way to prevent it is to tieone end of a piece of rope or cord to the beam or flooring directlyoverhead, and the opposite end to the head-piece of the halterback of the ears, leaving it just long enough to allow the horseto reach his nose to theground. As he lies downand tries to roll, being un-able to bring the top of hish
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. ends, and,the head be-ing held fast by the halter,it is impossible for him toget up ; so a large, roomystall would of itself be al-most a complete remedy. The simplest way to prevent it is to tieone end of a piece of rope or cord to the beam or flooring directlyoverhead, and the opposite end to the head-piece of the halterback of the ears, leaving it just long enough to allow the horseto reach his nose to theground. As he lies downand tries to roll, being un-able to bring the top of hishead to the ground, he isdisabled from rolling. Asmall ring should be stitchedto the top of the halter, towhich the strap or cord canbe easily and securely fas-tened when horses are liable, by J* 10. 3^1. pawing, to get the fore foot, and in some cases even the hind foot by scratching the head withthe leg, over the halter-strap, thereby becoming tangled and help-less in the stall. The halter should be hitched higher than com-mon, though long enough to permit the horse to lie down KICKING COWS. 273 JUMPING OVER FENXES. Every dairyman knows that a cow or ox will not attempt tojump a fence, pull it down, or run, while a board is over the forehead,attached to the horns in front of the eyes ; this simple means willusually work well upon cattle, but will not do upon a horse, becauseit gives too much freedom to see over the nose. If a horse or mule, put on a halter that fits well to the head—a five-ring halter is best. Next, find a piece of fine leather (an oldboot-leg will do), about as long as the head, and from four to fiveinches wider than the head is at the eyes. Attach a string at eachcorner. Attach the upper corners by the strings to the halter, wherethe brow-piece is attached to the cheek-piece. Tie the cords at-tached to the lower corners back of the jaw, being careful to leavefreedom enough for the jaws to act when eating. Let the ends nowpass over t
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