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WESTERN GRAZING GROUNDS AND FOREST RANGES 



cut the skin and makes a more effective instrument for 

 getting a quick move out of a horse. On a tired horse 

 a man with a pair of spurs, especially the "pet-maker" 

 kind, is very likely to keep "jabbing" all day long until 

 at night he is surprised to find he has worn the hide and 



1. Spanish Spur, Silver Inlaid. 2. A Good Sensible Spur. 3. The 0. K. or 

 Petmaker Spur. 4. The "Buzz Saw." 



hair off in each side where the spurs have dug. Some 

 horses seem to get used to the constant touching up 

 and finally ignore it altogether. 



Hobbles (Hopples). When knocking about on the 

 range, depending on the grass for horse feed, don't carry 

 along heavy leather hobbles. Instead, buy a piece of or- 

 dinary y 2 , Y% or ^4-inch sisal rope. Throw this in your 

 pack, and at night when ready to "hobble out" unstrand 

 it about five feet back. Most cowboys measure around 

 their waists once and about two feet over, which is lib- 

 eral for almost any horse. With unusually large or un- 

 dersized horses, this measure may have to be changed a 

 little, and this is easily done by the knot. 



