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ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



Fanchion, who practised his art many years ago 

 in the States. Pratt calls it *' the double-hitch 

 Bonaparte bridle." It is made as follows : Take 



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



a rope, and make a simple knot with it at one 

 end, at a distance of about eighteen inches from 

 which make another knot loosely, and pass the 



