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ILL USTRA TED HORSE-BREAKING. 



by taking a turn of the rope through the fixed 

 loop (see Fig. 19). Place the halter over the 

 horse's head, and the loop in his mouth. Make 

 a half hitch with the free part of the rope, pass 



Fig. 21. — Pratt's twitch on horse's head, and tightened at word "steady." 



it over the horse's head and under his upper lip, 

 and draw moderately tight (see Figs. 20 and 21). 

 By making the fixed loop long, one can obtain 

 more power than with the halter-twitch. 



