154 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



middle ring on the pad ; pass it through the 

 ring on the side of the head-stall, and back 

 through the front ring on the pad. Put knee- 

 caps on, and suspend to the surcingle the fore- 

 leg of the side, away from which the head will 

 be turned (see Fig. 38). The buckle of the leg- 

 strap should be put on the inside, so that when 

 the horse lies on his off side, there may be no 

 difficulty in undoing the strap, in order to let him 

 up. Then, all being ready, take the end of the 

 cord, draw the head round, say, to the near side, 

 bring the cord across the base of the neck, and 

 pull on it from the off side, until the animal 

 yields, and rolls over on to that side. When 

 the horse goes down, comparatively, easily, the 

 free part of the cord may be drawn over his back, 

 as in Fig. 38, and not under his neck. No 

 attempt should be made to throw him forcibly 

 down ; for the effect we should aim at is that 

 produced by his "giving in " to power which he 

 finds irresistible. Hence, the more he fights, and 



