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and is extremely useful in dealing with untamed 

 animals. 



Sample patented a revolving box or Cage, to 

 subdue wild horses in ; it was not a success. 



The Iron-pointed Pole and the Hand-spur 

 were employed in the sixteenth and seventeenth 

 centuries to teach horses the " courbette " and 

 " croupade," and a plain ash-pole has frequently 

 been in use with which to stroke down a horse that 

 was too wild to approach. Galvayne calls it a 

 " third hand." 



The Longeing Whip, which should be made light 

 enough for one-handed work, should generally be 

 carried when long-rein driving, but the less it is 

 used the better. Riding masters in the old days, 

 w^hen instructing a ride of recruits, were fond of 

 using the " chambriere," as it is called in the school, 

 and did a great deal of harm with it. It frightened 

 the pupil when his horse was hit, and it alarmed 

 the horses in the ride so much that many would not 

 leave the side of the school for fear of it. 



The Rope Gag or Twitch is an old invention, 

 and can either be made of a halter or with a piece 

 of rope. The gag can be applied under the upper 



