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on the horse's foot and is quickly explained. The end being snapped 

 into large iron ring, which is sewed strongly to the surcmgle under 

 the horse's belly, passed through the ring attached to strap at the 

 fetlock joint, and back through the ring in surcingle. Taking end of 

 strap in left hand, you can break a horse of the following habits : from 

 rearing in the air, bolting off sideways, teach liir' the word "whoa," 

 etc., etc. 



The above engraving illustrates the use of my guy line, used for 

 starting balky horses and teaching colts to turn to the right or left. 

 A man stands directly in front or to the right or left, as the case 

 may be, and is controlled wholly by the driver, who sits in the wagon 

 and whose commands he must listen to and strictly obey, so that 

 t<he working of both men may be in unison, and by giving the horse 



