182 HORSE SENSE. 



fourteen feet long, and another piece of seven-sixteenths inch rope, about 

 six feet long, a pulley, four straps one inch and one-fourth wide and 

 about one foot long each, and two iron rings, one and one-half inches in 

 ■diameter. 



First, thread the long rope through the eye of the pulley, and the 

 short rope around the pulley itself. Now, check the horse's head the de- 

 sired height with a good, strong overhead check. Next draw the short 

 rope backwardly from the front, and under the girth, so the pulley will 

 rest just back of the girth, as shown in cut No. 95. 



Next, take the ends of the small rope, carry each to the rings of 

 the bridle-bit, at either side, passing through the rings, from the out- 

 side (which will bring the rope over the head, under the headstall of 

 the bridle) and carry over the head, from each side, and pass through the 

 rings again from the inside, and let them hang there until the balance 

 of the attachment has been adjusted. First, by buckling the straps above 

 and below the hocks and through the rings, as seen in cut No. 95. 

 Then tie the larger and shorter rope into these rings at the hocks, 

 by half hitches, so as to leave the pulley just back of the girth, and 

 finish the adjustment by drawing the ropes moderately taut at the bit, 

 and tie on either side by half hitches also, (which makes the rope 

 easily untied, no matter how tight drawn) and we are ready for the 

 first trial. 



GIVE THE FIRST LESSON WITH ONLY THE HARNESS ON 

 THE HORSE. 



We should always commence the first lesson with only the harness 

 and reins, because the first kick may be a terrible one; but, in all 

 probability, it will be the last severe one, as it will never be forgotten 

 by the horse. We will naturally be asked, why? It is for the reason 

 that when the hind legs are forced backward, the rope over the head 

 has drawn the bit so far up into the angles of the mouth, and holds 

 it there, that the horse forgets what happened at the rear, from the 

 fact that he is into so much trouble at his front end (the mouth). 



EVERY TIME THE HORSE KICKS HE SHOULD BE RE- 

 LIEVED AT THE MOUTH. 



It should be our duty to go to the horse's head and draw the bit 

 down into the mouth away from the angles, and caress him, immediately 

 after a hard kick, satisfying him that notwithstanding he got himself into 

 trouble, we are charitable enough to help him out of it. If, by the 

 first kick, any part of the kicking attachment has been broken, it should 

 be repaired before relieving the horse at the head. This attachment is 

 applicable to either single or double harness, the wagon, plow or other 

 vehicle; but we should never hitch a kicking horse to any kind of 

 vehicle where he can injure himself or break the carriage, until we are 

 satisfied that he knows better than to kick hard, at least. 



