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HORSE SENSE. 



oflf or right side of the horse's mouth; then by putting the thumb of the 

 left hand in the horse's mouth and making gentle pressure with the soft 

 portion of the thumb against the palate or roof of the mouth, the horse 

 will open his mouth readily, when you can pass the rope through the 

 mouth with the right hand and grasp it with the left on the near or left 

 side of the mouth, when the slack in the rope can be taken up by pulling 

 on the main rope with the right hand, and the first form is properly ad- 

 justed. 



Cut No. 33 



PUTTING FIRST FORM ON THE HORSE BEFORE REMOV- 

 ING THE HALTER. 



One of the valuable features of the safety bridle is that the first form 

 can be put on the horse before the halter is taken off the horse's head, 

 thereby avoiding any danger of the horse dodging or getting away while 

 the bridle is being put on. This feature alone is worthy of due consider- 

 ation in handling tricky horses. When this first form is put on, the hal- 

 ter then can be taken off, and the horse is secure and we are ready to 

 put the subsequent form in position. See cut No. 34. 



Cut No. 34. 

 FIRST FORM ON UNDER THE HALTER. 



POSITIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN ADJUSTING THE SAFETY 

 BRIDLE. 



Now stand with your face towards the horse's tail and take hold of 

 the rope with the right hand about one foot from the neck; then reach 



