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methods known. It is especially fitted to certain dis- 

 positions and vices, very often making it easy to sub- 

 due horses upon which other methods fail. However 

 it is a method that must be used with great care and 

 judgment. It is our best method for horses bad to 

 shoe, as it can 1:>e applied right in the shop. This 

 method formerly consisted of an appliance called a 

 l\oll, to he put into the mouth and attached to a 

 ijtrap to gx) over the top of the head and fasten to 

 a buckle on the near side. 



The principle involved, is that the greater the 

 strength of will and power of resistance on the part 

 of the horse, the more pressure should be used and 

 the longer it must be left on. The use of the Roll 

 has now been almost entirely discontinued, since 

 the average horse owner does not care to take the 

 time and patience necessary to properly apply it. 

 The same subjection can be accomplished by an ap- 

 pliance of my own invention which I call my Pulley 

 Breaking Bridle, which is a most useful article in 

 many other instances, and which is fully described 

 elsewhere in this book. Success will now depend 

 upon advantage taken while using this treatment, 

 as it'Will do biit little good to put on pressure and 

 do notliing more. If the horse is nervous and 

 touchy, you should take a pole and bring it against 



