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twitch (see page 120), which is particularly useful for 

 making horses stand absolutely steady by word of command. 

 Horses brought up under ordinary civilised conditions 

 will not, as a rule, require any of the strong means of 

 subjection already described. Having haltered one of 

 them, noosed a fore leg, and applied the halter-twitch 

 (see page 116), we can generally put on the gear described 

 in the following section, and make him quiet by mouthing 

 him on foot with the long reins, so that he may acquire 



Fig. 78. Horse tied down on ground. 



both " mouth " and " manners " at the same time. To 

 make him " stand " being girthed up, we may have to 

 tie up a fore leg (see page 112) ; or may hold him with one 

 hand on the rein or on the twitch, and the other hand 

 pressed hard against the lower part of his neck so as to 

 bring his head round, and at the same time to prevent 

 him striking us with the fore leg of that side. While held 

 in this manner (see Fig. 16), it will be difficult for him to 

 kick the man who is girthing-up either the driving-pad or 

 the saddle. 



