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quarters. At this period, the saddle without girths or stirrups may be 

 temporarily placed upon the body, or the harness may be laid upon 

 the hind quarters. The hobble and strap represented as attached to the 

 hind-leg of the zebra are onl}^ used when an animal is a \aolent, savage, 

 and confirmed kicker, and in subduing horses that will not allow their 

 feet to be touched or shod. When you have to deal with a horse as 

 savage and Avicked as ' Cruizer,' or the zebra, a horse that can kick from 

 one leg as fiercely as others can from two ; in that case, to subdue and 

 compel him to lie down, have a 

 leather surcingle with a ring 

 fastened on the belly part, buckle 

 the hobbles on the hind-legs, and 

 pass the ropes through the I'ing : 

 when the horse is thrown down 

 by the strapping up of the fore- 

 legs, the hind- legs must be drawn 

 close up to the ring in the sur- 

 cingle. 



If the horse has any pro- 

 pensity to indulge in the A'ice of 

 biting, the head must be drawn 

 vTp forcibly to the operator, as he 

 sits upon the forehand, and taking 

 the front and back part of the 

 mouth in both hands, the jaws 

 are opened and shut with fre- 

 quency so that the teeth are made 

 to clash against each other very 

 palpably. But for conquering a 

 A-icious, biting horse, there is 

 nothing equal to the large wooden 

 gag-bit which Mr. Rarey first 

 exhibited in public on the zebra. 

 A muzzle only prevents a horse 

 from biting, a gag properly used, 

 cures : for, when he finds he 

 cannot bite, he by degrees aban- 

 dons this most dangerous A-ice. 

 Colts inclined to crib-bite, should 

 be dressed with one on. This 



will prove to the horse his utter impotency, and may be considered by fre- 

 quent repetition to be the most perfect specific for a \'ice otherwise and 

 hitherto deemed to be incurable. Wlien the colt is perfectly quiet, the 

 fore-legs are freed from the straps which are then drawn out to their 

 full extent, and the surcingle removed from the bod}^. 



Thus the horse lies in the horizontal position thoroughly subdued, and 

 for the moment may be said to be quite tamed. He has now to be raised 

 by gentle means, and without disturbing the equanimity of his feelings by 

 the use of stick or whip. 



Take hold of the mane with both hands, and raise the head and iieck to 

 the upright position. In the course of this movement the colt will double 

 up the fore-legs, and remain in the natural position of lying at ease. The 

 fore-legs are then drawn out straight to the front, as the first natural 

 movement to rise, and by inciting the colt by means of the bridle and the 

 voice, he will instantly rise to his feet. If the saddle has not been removed 

 at the same time with the straps, it must now be girthed, and the stirinips 



