The horse educator : introducing a new and practical system of educating horses and breaking up vicious habits : containing many valuable recipes ..also, remarks on shoeing and the rules of the Union Course, . away, and you can do with them justas you please. THE HOBSE EDUCATOIt. 50 HOW TO THROAY THE HOESE. f|LACE upon the animal a strong surcingle,about three inches back of the fore legs; con-nected with this must be a strong crupper. Theremust be a strong ring about one inch in diameterat the top of the surcingle, or rope in the centreof the back, and another one upon the rightside in t
The horse educator : introducing a new and practical system of educating horses and breaking up vicious habits : containing many valuable recipes ..also, remarks on shoeing and the rules of the Union Course, . away, and you can do with them justas you please. THE HOBSE EDUCATOIt. 50 HOW TO THROAY THE HOESE. f|LACE upon the animal a strong surcingle,about three inches back of the fore legs; con-nected with this must be a strong crupper. Theremust be a strong ring about one inch in diameterat the top of the surcingle, or rope in the centreof the back, and another one upon the rightside in the centre. This being adjusted, proceedto strap up the left fore leg as follows {See en-graving j^- 58). Take a common quarter strap, passit two or three times around the leg betweenthe coffin and postern joints, and then buckle theleg close up to the belly. Place around the eo THE H0R8E EDUCATOR. horses neck a ^ inch rope (or |) loosely, fixingthe knot so it will not slip, bring the end downthe near side of the head, and through themouth, back on the off side through eitherof the rings in the surcingle. The one in thecentre of the side, if the first time throwingwill give 3^ou greater control with less ex-. ertion. Upon pulHng on the rope, standing inany position, the horse must come upon hisside, and without injury. THE HORSE EDUCATOR. 61 In practice, all will perceive the decided ad-vantage OAer any other system. The operationmust be repeated fiom ten to twenty times, oruntil the horse seems entirely disgusted with thecontroversy. This operation, if properly con-ducted, will have resulted in the obtaininfcontrol of the horse, and in his willingness tobe accommodating at least. The next thing isto teach him the meaning of the word, tvJioa!and to obey it when spoken to him as a com-mand. This also breaks him to the in his mouth (the cissors, or W bit, withhead stall and Hnes attached (an ordinary bitwill do, though the one named is preferable, asbeing more secure)
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