The art of taming and educating the horse : 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, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 24.—The Rig as arranged for throwing. it through the loop, and draw down to the size of thebody. Make a simple knot in the rope, which forms abutton and keeps it from slipping out. It is also necessaryto protect the back and tail by winding the part of the FIEST ME
The art of taming and educating the horse : 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, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 24.—The Rig as arranged for throwing. it through the loop, and draw down to the size of thebody. Make a simple knot in the rope, which forms abutton and keeps it from slipping out. It is also necessaryto protect the back and tail by winding the part of the FIEST METHOD. 33 rope coming under the tail, and putting two or threethicknesses of cloth or blanket between it and the back. Next, put on a strong strap halter with the nose partcoming well down, and draw it up rather close back of thejaw; then take a piece of strong cord, from five-sixteenthsto three-eighths of an inch in diameter and about twenty feetin length, tie a hard knot in each end, mid fisten one end. Fig. —Turning a stubborn Horse around before throwing. around the rope or surcingle just above the ring. Passthe other end, from above, down over the strap of the hal-ter back of the jaw, thence back and down through thering referred to, until the slack is taken u}t. Now tie upthe near forefoot. The best way to do this is to pass anordinary hame strap around the foot, thence to the belly-band, and buckle short. Though this method, when properly used, enables throw- 34 METHODS OF SUBJECTION. ing a horse on even A^eiy hard ground without bruising theknees or other parts, still it is very important, and addsgreatly to the ease of throwing to have good soft best is that which is free from stone, Avith thick, softsod, as an orchard or meadow, a ploughed field, or a placeliberally covered with straw or manure. Presuming thatsuch a place has been selected, stand almost in front of the
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