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BREAKING ON FOOT. 



standing martingale or driving-pad, and" pass them through 

 rings on a specially constructed surcingle, or through the 

 shaft rings of an ordinary single harness pad, or through 

 the irons of a riding saddle. Men who try to mouth horses 

 in this manner are apt to frequently fail in teaching their 

 pupils to bend their necks to the rein, and at the same time 

 to go up to the bridle ; for the majority of animals thus 



Fig. 93. Removing headstall without displacing bridle. 



treated would resist the action of the mouthpiece by chuck- 

 ing up the head in the attempt to get the mouthpiece off 

 the bars and on to the corners of the mouth. Besides, the 

 horse omits to learn the valuable lesson which the use of 

 the standing martingale inculcates, namely, that of bending 

 his head and neck to save his mouth. When both reins 

 pass through rings on the surcingle, or through the shaft 

 rings of a harness pad, the driver on foot is prevented, by 

 the fact of the inward rein going back to the surcingle 



