. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 288 HALTEE-PULLIN G. or ring through which the cord plays, should be so strong or solid there is no danger of giving Avay. If it is a hitchi
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 288 HALTEE-PULLIN G. or ring through which the cord plays, should be so strong or solid there is no danger of giving Avay. If it is a hitching ring, and small or rough, it should he wound with leather, or something to i:)revent its cutting the cord. Thirdly, the horse should he first tied where in the habit of inilling hardest, or where most accustomed to pull. The degree of freedom should be about the same as when ordinarily hitched by the halter, and the point of tying or playing through the ring should be about on a level with the breast. As before explained, in ordinary cases all that is necessary is to hitch in this way, and frighten him back a little at. Fig. -A test to which the halter-puller was usually submitted by the class after treatment. first by whatever excites him, until he refuses to go back, when all inclination to pull is overcome. While in serious cases, especially if of a plucky, determined character, pun- ishing sharply with a whip will be necessary. It is important also that the whip be of the most suit- able kind, as in many cases the want of this precaution would be sufficient to cause defeat. It should be from five to six feet long, rather stiif, with a bow top made of buck- skin, and a good hard lash. It must be of such good ma- terial that there will be no danger ofits breaking, and so easily. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly
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