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always stay up to his place. In using an} of the cord 

 bridles, you should loop the cord over a stick about as 

 large around as your thumb, and four or five inches 

 long, about the distance from the head that it will be 

 most convenient to use, to prevent burning or chaf- 

 ing the hands. 



SAFETY LINES. 



Put an over check on your horse, with a ring in 

 it just back of ears. Take a cord eighteen feet long, 

 run one end of it through ring in surcingle at one side 

 of the horse, through ring of the bridle bit, back 

 through nng at top of surcingle, for ward and snap into 

 ring of over check. Next, take another cord th^ same 

 length, and put on opposite side in the same manner. 

 Step behind and take the cords for lines. You then 

 haye a powerful purchase on his head with these lines, 

 which will be good to teach a stubborn horse to stop at 

 word of command. By pulling on these lines the head 

 is elevated straight into the air. 



But as I have before said, no more severity should 

 Ic used than is required in order to secure obedience. 

 When that is done some sign of approval should at 

 once be given. 



