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CHAPTER X. 



HOW TO PREVENT A HORSE JUMPING FENCES. 



Put on him a surcingle with a ring in the bottom 

 of it, and buckle a foot strap around each leg, aboA'e 

 the knee. Xext take a strap or short rope, fasten one 

 end of it to the ring in off foot strap, bring the other 

 end of it through the ring in surcingle and fasten to 

 ring in foot strap on the near leg. You should have 

 the strap drawn just tight enough so that the horse can 

 walk his natural gait. If it is to be applied on a real 

 bad jumper, it might be necessary to make it a little 

 tighter, so that he cannot take quite full steps. When 

 this simple appliance is on your horse, he can lie down 

 and get up, eat, or do anything but run fast or jump. 

 This is the best, most reliable, and safest remedy that 

 has ever been devised for fence jumpers. 



HOW TO PREVENT A HORSE KICKING AGAINST THE 

 SIDE OF THE STALL. 



Take a piece of elastic about an inch and a half 

 wide, sew a buckle on one end of it, and buckle aroimd 



