150 HORSE SENSE. 



If he is a western or wild horse that we will have difficulty in catching 

 we should put shackles on all the legs as shown in Fig. 5. Cut No. 62, 

 and Fig. 10, Cut No. (>T, and instead of giving him his entire liberty of 

 head, we have a ring or loop tied in his tail through which we run the 

 strap of the halter and attach a long rope, as seen in Fig. 10, Cut No. 67- 



SHACKLING THE HORSE ALL AROUND AND FEEDING 

 FROM THE HAND. 



If at any time when we wish to approach him and he tries to get 

 away, we have only to pick up the rope, and by pulling on it, we are able 

 instantly to bring his head and tail together as shown in Fig. 11, Cut 

 No. 68. 



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Cut No. 68. 

 THE WILD HORSE CORRALLED, HELPLESS ANR HARM- 

 LESS. 



If the shackled horse does not stop when we pick up the rope he 

 will wind himself up and becomes perfectly helpless, so we can go to 

 him without danger of being hurt. We should continue going to him 

 and handling him, watering and feeding him from the hand, caressing 

 him, showing him new objects, etc., etc., until he seems pleased with our 

 visits. Then we may lengthen the shackles out until Tie has more or 

 less use of his legs, and then we should begin his education of fol- 

 lowing us, backing, the word "whoa," harnessing him, etc., when he 

 will soon become a valuable horse, if he is endowed with a fair share of 

 intelligence. 



ALL THE HORSE'S LEGS TIED TOGETHER WITHOUT PAIN 

 OR DISCOMFORT. 



Heretofore we have been depriving the horse of the use of his legs 

 by degrees and controlling him more or less through the medium of the 

 halter with head and tail. But now, with simply the addition of a strong 

 coupling strap or rope between the front and hind legs just short enough 

 to keep the legs all under the body, so as to neither hamper or give lib- 



