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between his forward legs, and make fast to the ankle of 

 his left fore foot. We think you can see clearly there is 

 no possible chance for him to break his halter, nor to get 

 loose. If he makes an attempt to pull back he brings 

 his left hind foot forward under the body, is fearful he 

 will fall, and steps forward in a moment. After he has 

 made the attempt to break his halter three or four times, 

 you may take any object, however frightful, and hold it 

 in a position to frighten him, and he will not make an 

 effort to pull back. We have seen the worst of the kind 

 effectually broken of the vice in thirty minutes. 



ANOTHER AND BETTER PLAN FOR BREAKING 

 A HALTER-PULLER. 



Lead your horse to a place most convenient for hitch- 

 ing him. It don't matter whether to a post, in the stall, or 

 elsewhere. Place a common strap halter upon his head, 

 then procure a piece of rein webbing fifteen feet in length, 

 or a strap one and a fourth inches wide, of the same length ; 

 get the centre of said webbing or strap. Now buckle a 

 common web surcingle around his body, just back of the 

 shoulder, then lay your webbing across his hips, carry one 

 end forward between the surcingle and body, on the left 

 side, the opposite end between the surcingle and body, on 

 the off side of the colt the center rests across his hips, the 

 ends carried forward. Take the centre of the webbing in your 

 right hand, give it one turn over, which leaves it crossed 

 upon his hips : carry the centre and pass his tail through 

 the loop you made by turning the centre of the webbing 

 over, the same as cruppering with harness. Step forward, 

 reach your left hand through under the horse's neck, take 

 hold of the end of the webbing on the off side ; with your . 



