ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Fig. 



I. — Horse bending his neck to the rein without swing- 

 ing ROUND his hind-quarters AT THE SAME TIME, IN 



answer to the pull 



2. — Shews horse having answered the pull of off rein 



AS HE should, and CONSEQUENTLY COMING STRAIGHT 



at his fence. ....... 



3. — The proper length for a standing martingale . 



4. — First loop in forming a halter .... 



5. — Second step in forming a rope halter. 



6.— Rope-halter on pole, ready for use 



7. — Halting vicious horse with rope-halter on pole 



8. — Pratt's method of haltering .... 



9. — Noosing a fore-leg ....... 



ID. — Pulling up a fore-leg when noosed 



II. — Picking up a fore-leg ...... 



12. — How to hold up a fore-leg ..... 



13. — Rarey's leg-strap ....... 



14.— Tying up fore-leg with stirrup leather 



15. — The best method of fastening up a fore-leg 



16.— A stirrup leather as used for holding up a fore-leg 



17. — The halter-twitch . 



18. — do. do 



19. — Pratt's rope-twitch, first portion. 



20. — Pratt's twitch completed ..... 



21. — Pratt's twitch on horse's head, and tightened at 



word " STEADY "......, 



22. — Head-stall twitch on horse 



23. — The bridle-twitch, front and near-side view 

 24. — The bridle-twitch, off-side view .... 



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