. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 21. Simple Rope Big. To make the Rope Rig, procure a three-fourths-inch rope,eighteen or twenty feet in length. One that has beenused enough to render it pliable is best. Make a simpleloop about three inches long at one end, and double therope about four feet from the loop. Pass over this doubledpart a three-inch ring made of three-eighths rod. Measurethe distance from the tail to where the saddle of the har-ness comes, to which bring the ring and make a sim-ple knot of both ropes around it, regulating it to the 82 METHODS OF SUBJECTION. le
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 21. Simple Rope Big. To make the Rope Rig, procure a three-fourths-inch rope,eighteen or twenty feet in length. One that has beenused enough to render it pliable is best. Make a simpleloop about three inches long at one end, and double therope about four feet from the loop. Pass over this doubledpart a three-inch ring made of three-eighths rod. Measurethe distance from the tail to where the saddle of the har-ness comes, to which bring the ring and make a sim-ple knot of both ropes around it, regulating it to the 82 METHODS OF SUBJECTION. length of the back as it is tightened. Next, put thedouble part under the tail, twist two or three times, andbring the part with the ring to its place about eight inchesto the right of the back, with the loop. Fig. 22.—Foot tied up. Em. 23.—Foot Strap. toward the near side. While holding it in position, reachunder the body, catch the opposite end of the rope, bring
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