i 5 8 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



resents his head being brought round, tie him 

 loosely at first, and let him go round and round, 

 stopping him, if necessary, by catching hold of 

 the leading-rein until he stands still. When he 

 does this, he may be tied a little tighter, and so 

 on. The requisite extent to which the head 

 should be turned round, will be attained when he 

 is tied up just short of what would cause him to 

 fall down, if he were allowed to go round on his 

 own account. The outer girth should be un- 

 loosed, passed over the cord, and buckled again, 

 so as to bring the cord close to the animal's 

 near side (see Fig. 46) ; or the surcingle may be 

 placed over it. Having taken the leading-rein in 

 the left hand, we should walk the horse round 

 and round several times, testing him as to his 

 amenability to discipline by stopping him by means 

 of the leading-rein, and then pulling him round 

 again. If he resists these actions on our part, 

 we may feel convinced that he is not under 

 proper control. In which case, we may continue 



