ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 



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HOW TO BREAK A HALTER PULLER. 



Always use a leather halter, and be sure to have it 

 made so that it will not draw tight around the nose ; if 

 he pulls on it, it should be of the right size to fit his head 

 easily and nicely, so that the nose band will, not be too 

 tight nor too low. Never put a rope halter on an unbroken 

 colt, or a horse that is in the habit of pulling at the halter 

 under any circumstances whatever. They have caused 

 more horses to hurt or kill themselves than would pay for 

 twice the cost of all the leather halters that ever were 

 needed for the purpose of haltering colts. It is almost 

 impossible to break a horse of the vice with a rope 

 halter. He will pull, rear and throw himself, and 

 thus endanger his life. And we will tell you why. It is 

 just as natural for a horse to try to get his head out of 

 anything that hurts it, or feels unpleasant, as it would 

 be for you to try to get your hand out of a fire. The 

 cords of the rope are hard and cutting ; this makes him 

 raise his head, and draw on it; and as soon as he pulls, 

 the slip-noose (the way the rope halters are always made) 

 tightens and pinches his nose, and then he will struggle 

 for life. Who would run the risk of a fine horse's break- 

 ing his neck rather than pay the price of a leather 

 halter ? If you have a horse that, from mismanagement^ 

 has acquired the habit of pulling at the halter, place 

 your leather halter on his head ; have the strap you hitch 

 him with twenty feet in length. You may hitch him 

 in a stall, or to a post outside, or in any place where he is 

 in the habit of pulling. If in a stall, run the end of your 

 rein through the hole in the manger, then back through 

 the ring of the halter ; and as you pull it through the 

 ring bring his head within two feet of the manger, then 



