. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse. Horses; Horses; Stables; CHR 1895; PRO Dickson, Anna (donor); PRO Dickson, Agnes (donor). 56 HARNESS HINTS. where you see A. Now lay it on so that the knot is in the center of the horse's back and his tail over the rope, put the ends through the halter ring at C, one rope being on each side of the neck, and tie the ends together to the wagon. You may be sure that the animal will lead and not pull back the wagon. Horses if tied in this way in narrow stalls can be cured of halter-pulling. Triple reins are easily made and are so
. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse. Horses; Horses; Stables; CHR 1895; PRO Dickson, Anna (donor); PRO Dickson, Agnes (donor). 56 HARNESS HINTS. where you see A. Now lay it on so that the knot is in the center of the horse's back and his tail over the rope, put the ends through the halter ring at C, one rope being on each side of the neck, and tie the ends together to the wagon. You may be sure that the animal will lead and not pull back the wagon. Horses if tied in this way in narrow stalls can be cured of halter-pulling. Triple reins are easily made and are sometimes needed on the farm. Have the harness maker make the extra check lines the right length ; and then put them on the buckle of the lines in use and you have them in good shape. The ring and snap should be used on all the lines. In driving four horses abreast use the usual checks on each team, and put a short "jocky strap " on the inside horses, from bit to A HARNESS CLOSET. Few things have a greater tendency to preserve harnesses than neatness and order, whose prime essentials are careful cleaning and careful hanging. No good horseman throws his harnesses on the floor or carelessly over a hook in the open barn or stable. A tight closet, where all the har- nesses, saddles, sponges, oils, wrenches, and other stable requisites may be kept away from ammonia, dust and light, is a great economy. Its first cost does not need to be great if one possesses an old door. A. 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 resemble the original Biggle, Jacob; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Philadelphia : Wilmer Atkinson Co.
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