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accepts the pull (or word accompanying it) as a signal to 

 follow.j 



THE CAVESSON, 



which consists of a strong leather headstall with a heavy 

 leather-covered noseband, is largely used in Continental 

 riding-schools as a means for making horses steady to 

 handle, mount, lead, etc. Its effect is produced by the 



Fig. 48. Indian war bridle. 



breaker jerking the leading rein which is attached to it, so 

 as to inflict blows of varying intensity on the nose as a 

 punishment for disobedience. As its application tends to 

 render the animal difficult to handle about the face, and 

 as its results, with the single exception of teaching a circus 

 horse to circle (see page 342), can be better obtained with 

 the rope-twitch ; I would not advise its employment in the 

 breaking in of horses, except in the one case just men- 

 tioned. 



