162 HORSE SENSE. 



v/ith the back of the hand up and forward, as seen in Cut No. 75. We 

 must now pass this rope, as held in this way, over the horses head bring- 

 ing the right hand to the base of the ear and left hand down under the 

 neck as seen in Cut No. 76. 



FINISHING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE SAFETY BRIDLE. 



Now we should change hands, taking hold of the rope with the right 

 hand where held by the left and open the mouth of the horse by pressing 

 the soft end of the finger, or thumb of the left hand, against the roof of 

 the horse's mouth, when he will readily open the mouth and we pass the 

 rope through the mouth, and, changing hands again, taking hold of the 

 rope, just at the left side of the mouth, with the left hand; then pull on' 

 the long part of the rope, with the right hand, to adapt the rope to head, 

 and we have the most effective bridle for the control of strong, vicious 

 horses, or biting stallions, to be found. See Cut No. 35, fig. 3. 



THE HORSE IS PREVENTED FROM BITING WITH THE 

 SAFETY BRIDLE. 



By pulling on this rope, only moderately, the cheeks of the horse are 

 forced between the molar teeth, so that it is impossible for him to close 

 his mouth, and bite, even though we put our hand into his mouth, and 

 hold it there, if we keep the rope tight. 



METHOD OF USING THE SAFETY BRIDLE. 



When we have it snugly applied to the head of the horse, (not loose- 

 ly), we should permit him to run away from us, the length of the rope, 

 and with a sudden pull, pivot him on his hind feet, or stop him. He is 

 willing to stop, no matter how well he feels, for he finds that his head and 

 mouth are in a vice, as it were, with, apparently, no relief. 



GETTING THE HORSE INTO TROUBLE WHEN AWAY AND 

 RELIEF WHEN NEAR HIM. 



Now, if he does not come to us, we should go to him, pat him 

 caressingly on the cheek, and gently loosen the rope in his mouth. He 

 is now free again, and, possibly, may be so reckless as to try it again, 

 with the same results. We should do as before, three or four times if 

 necessary, when he fully realizes that he had better not get to the full 

 length of the rope away from us, or if he does the rope binds his mouth 

 as before. 



GIVE RELIEF WHENEVER THE MOUTH IS CRAMPED 

 BY ROPE. 



But if the horse will come to us, we never must disappoint him in 

 relief and kind attentions when in close contact with him, which insures 

 his confidence in us, that no matter what troubles he encounters, he is 

 assured we will help him out of the difficulty. 



Now a full description has been given of the method of applying the 

 safety handling bridle, so that the reader can readily comprehend the 

 principle of handling vicious horses without serious abuse or danger. 



