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rein till it nears the mouth, followed by a strong downward 

 bearing to the right, by throwing the horse off his balance, 

 nip the vagary in the bud. The running martingale does 

 some good, and there is a rearing bit, of which, however, 

 I have no great opinion. McKenny's saddle-attachment 

 is, in most cases, most effective, in that it prevents ^the 



THE SADDLE ATTACHMENT. 



horse from getting his head into the position necessary to 

 a straight-up-on-end rear. Its action is explained in the 

 illustration, in which the attempt to get up is frustrated at 

 the outset. 



Should rearing in a modified form be merely the playful 

 letting off of a little too high spirits or impatience, do not in 

 any way punish the horse ; ride him in a McKenny attach- 



