Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 266.—The Cord as Used with the Four-ring Bit. curacy than it is possible for inexperienced persons to do. Whilethey will secure the control of many, even quite bad cases, as ex- 12 BAD TO SHOE. plained, they cannot by any means be depended upon for the con-trol of really difficult cases. They were used by me almost dailyunder circumstances like the following :— After subjecting a horse to the Second Method, while still tied,the effort would frequently be made to take up the foot ;
Magner's ABC guide to sensible horseshoeing : a simple and practical treatise on the art of shoeing horses . FiG. 266.—The Cord as Used with the Four-ring Bit. curacy than it is possible for inexperienced persons to do. Whilethey will secure the control of many, even quite bad cases, as ex- 12 BAD TO SHOE. plained, they cannot by any means be depended upon for the con-trol of really difficult cases. They were used by me almost dailyunder circumstances like the following :— After subjecting a horse to the Second Method, while still tied,the effort would frequently be made to take up the foot ; but it wasrarely, unless thoroughly subdued, that the foot would be submit-ted. The same is true of the cord, or War Bridle. It was oftena matter of considerable importance to be able to control some casesquickly, and I would, as an experiment, try the most simple and di-. Fig. 267.—Pulling the Foot back to Test the Horses Submission. rect methods of management. I have experimented in this waythousands of times before and after regular subjective treatment withthe War Bridle, and cannot regard it as more than palliative, since itwould, in a great many cases, prove entirely inefficient. Even withthe Double-Draw Hitch, its most powerful and effective form, whichuntil recently we kept a secret, and used only as a reserve, we couldnot depend upon it. Twenty-five years ago the War Bridle was myprincipal resource for controlling colts and bucking horses to it is entirely inferior to the Second Method for the control ofbad cases. Simply tying the head to the tail, and sending the horsearound until dizzy, then mounting from the outside, so as not to getentangled by the strap, the horse will be found so helpless that hecannot buck ; should he attempt it, he would simply be carriedaround the more rapidly until submissive. The matter of breaking bucking
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