140 HORSE SENSE. 



HORSE REFUSING ADMISSION INTO THE STALL. 



The first illustration (Fig. i, Cut No. 58), is designed to show not 

 only the position frequently taken by the horse in the stall, but the ex- 

 pression and dangerous action towards any one who may desire to enter. 

 He not only refuses to stand over, but indicates that he will kick if he 

 is interfered with. 



Cut No. 58. 



What is to be done? Shall we go at him with a club, to teach him 

 what we want him to do? Or shall we anticipate the difficulty, and bf 

 fore placing him in the stall provide the means of easy control, as shown? 

 in our illustration (Fig. 2, Cut No. 59)? This coiisists of a staple and 

 ring just over the manager (to which his halter should be tied) about as 

 high up on the side of the stall as his back. Another ring and staple at 

 the rear end of the stall partition (see letters A and B), then tie a rope 

 or strap into the ring of the nose band of the halter, pass it through 

 the ring A and back to the ring B, to which tie sufficiently long to en- 

 able the horse to eat along the entire length of the manger. 



THE HORSE ADMITS ENTRANCE TO THE STALL WITHOUT 

 OBJECTION. 

 When we go to enter the stall, we should place our hand on him, 

 as represented in Fig. i, Cut No. 58, and if he refuses to stand over, 

 we reach forward as far as possible in the stall and grasp this side-rope 

 or strap and at the very instant we say "stand over" we must pull on 

 the rope, which will bring his nose to the side of the stall to which the 

 rope is attached, and by a slight push at the hind quarter he is forced 

 in the opposite position in the stall, and we can step in by his side with 

 perfect safety from kicking, fighting or crowding (see Fig. 2, Cut No. 

 59) and this followed up for a few days (often repeated) the horse 



