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place. The plan is simple. And why is it so effec- 

 tual ? There is nothing you can place in a horse's 

 mouth by which you can control him with such ease. 

 The cord is placed around his neck, and brought 

 forward into his mouth, *and by a sudden pull with 

 the other end, it is drawn ?<uddenly across his tongue, 

 comes in contact with the nerve of his lower jaw, 

 which he cannot long endure, and he willingly moves 

 off. If at any future time he should show any symp- 

 toms of balking, a lesson with the cord is all that is 

 necessary. 



HoTT to Break a Halter I»u.ller, 



Always use a leather halter, and be sure to have it 

 made so that it will not draw tight around his nose. 

 If he pulls on it, it should be of right size to fit his 

 head easily and nicely — so that the nose band will 

 not be too tight, or too low. Never put a rope hal- 

 ter on an unbroken colt, or a horse that is in the 

 habit of pulling at the halter, under any circum- 

 stances whatever. They have caused more horses to 

 hurt or kill themselves, than would pay for twice the 

 cost of all the leather halters that ever were needed 

 for the purpose of haltering colts. It is almost im- 

 possible to break a horse of the vice with a rope hal- 

 ter. He will pull, rear and throw himself, and thus 

 endanger his life. And I will tell you why. It is 

 just as natural for a horse to try to get his head out 

 of anything that hurts it, or feels unpleasant, as it 

 would be for you to try to get your hand out of a 



