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Now procure a piece of lialf-mch square rubber, 

 eight inches in length, or a piece of stiff elastic web- 

 bing, of same length. Now, understand me fully. 

 One end of this rubber is passed up through the ring 

 and between the off side of the horse's neck and 

 strap ; the lower end of the rubber dropping 

 through the ring about one inch ; the upper eud of 

 said rubber is stitched and made fast to inside of the 

 strap eight inches above the ring ; now procure a 

 half-inch, hard twisted cord, (cotton or hair is pref- 

 erable,) fifteen feet in length. One end of said cord 

 is made fast to the lower end of the rubber that 

 drops through the ring under his neck. 



Now, your halter-breaking attachment is finished, 

 and, I think, explained so you may get one made 

 easily. Now for its use. After you have the three 

 points established with your colt. Fear, Love and 

 Obey, and he follows quite handily, you then buckle 

 this attachment around his neck quite snug ; then 

 slip it from his head down, about twelve or fifteen 

 inches, after which pass the cord that is attached to 

 your rubber through his mouth, and back through 

 the ring. You have him now perfectly under your 

 control. Now take hold of the lower end of the 

 cord, and step to the nigh side of j^our colt, about 

 opposite of his shoulder, and give him a sudden 

 pull ; then step to the opposite side, and do the same. 

 You will see at once, you have one of the most 

 powerful instruments for controlling the head, ever 

 made known. You discover at once, by pulling 



