HALTERING THE HORSE. 87 



is the only cause that renders a loose horse 

 difficult to halter, we may make him stand still 

 after having put him in a proper enclosure, by 



Fig. 8. 



cutting him, with the whip, about the hocks and 

 hind-heels whenever he attempts to turn round, 

 and to shew his hind-quarters to the breaker. 

 If the animal attempts to pass by, the man 



