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This should be done gently and with patience. The advantage of such a 

 harness is that the animal deals out his own punishment at the instant he 

 violates his master's will. 



Another type of harness for the control of vicious horses was invented 

 by Mr. Rarey, and used in his so-called " Rarey system." This harness con- 

 sists of two short straps fitted with D-shaped rings, a surcingle and a long 

 rope. The straps are buckled around the front pasterns and the surcingle 

 around the body. One end of the long rope is tied into the ring in the 



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Fig. 37 — Arrangement of harness employed in the "Rarey system." Used to 

 pull the front feet up so the horse will come down on his knees in case he 

 becomes uncontrollable 



strap that goes around the pastern of the " near " front foot. The free 

 end is then passed through a ring on the under side of the surcingle and 

 then dov/n through the ring at the other pastern. Then the rope end is 

 brought up and passed through a ring, tied about half-way down the 

 " oflf " side of the surcingle. If the animal becomes unruly it is only 

 necessary to pul! on the rope, which brings the front feet up to his chest 

 and the animal comes down on his knees and nose. A few hard falls 



