. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Mustang Ponies. and , costing from eight to fifteen dollars. The roperig works equally well, and can be made of any old rope in a fewminutes, at a mearly nominal cost. I include a description of the leather rig the surcingle should be made of two thicknessesof good harness leather, about three inches wide, and about eight or f52) FinsT METHOD. 53 ten inches longer than the size of the body. The buckle should havetwo tongues, and be made of good wrought iron. When this
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Mustang Ponies. and , costing from eight to fifteen dollars. The roperig works equally well, and can be made of any old rope in a fewminutes, at a mearly nominal cost. I include a description of the leather rig the surcingle should be made of two thicknessesof good harness leather, about three inches wide, and about eight or f52) FinsT METHOD. 53 ten inches longer than the size of the body. The buckle should havetwo tongues, and be made of good wrought iron. When this rig ison and drawn tightly from the part over the backbone, a doublestrap, the length of the back, with a strong crupper, should beattached. Four or five inches on the off sideshould be fastened, at the front edge of thissurcingle, a strong two-inch ring. On the. opposite edge should be attached artother strapextending to a ring upon the back strap at thehip. A little pad should be fixed to the partcoming across the back, to prevent bruising or chafing it. For the rope rig, procure a three-fourths inch rope, eighteen ortwenty feet in length. One that has been used enough to render itpliable is best. Make a simple loop about three inches long at oneend, and double the rope about four feet from the loop. Pass over
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