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BAD TO SHOE, 



the foot. If the horse is very stubborn, bring the second turn of the 

 cord over the upper jaw, under the lip. This part being very sen- 

 sitive, a slight pressure hurts so severely as to disconcert the horse 



sufficiently to make him submit. 

 Or the cord, Second Form, can 

 be put on, with the loop brought 

 over the upper jaw, and pulled 

 sufficiently taut to force submis- 

 sion. In either case, gradually 

 let up as the horse submits. In 

 no case should the cord be held 

 ti^ht more than half a minute at 



o 



a time. 



The four-ring bit properly used 

 will sometimes work extremely 

 well in making a horse submit to 

 be shod. The bit is put into the 

 mouth with an ordinary head- 

 piece, and the strap closely ad- 



FiG. 264.— Showing the Manner of Letting 

 up on the Cord as the Horse Submits. 



justed across the nose. Now tie the end of the cord to the near 

 ring, pass it around and tie to the opposite one back of the jaw ; 

 then pass over the neck, well back and down behind the jaw, as 

 for second form of War Bridle. 

 Now, by pulling down upon the 

 cord, the joint of the bit will be 

 forced up against the roof of the 

 mouth, which hurts so severely 

 that the horse is at once discon- 

 certed, or disabled sufficiently to 

 permit the foot to be taken up. 

 The amount of pressure or force 

 of the pulling must be regulated 

 according to the resistance. If 

 there is submission in a short 

 time, the lightest pressure will be 

 sufficient to make the horse stand 

 quietly to be shod. There is this 

 to be said about this method of 

 treatment, as well as that of the War Bridle : If it works at all, it 

 seems to work so well as to leave nothing to be desired. But if it 

 fails, the failure will be equally marked. It is, however, but just to 

 add that though in many cases failing, the power of the War Bridle 



Fig. 265.— Four-ring Bit. Method of 

 Pulling down on the Cord. 



