126 THE COMPLETE HORSEMAN 



A ring is attached to the stall partition over 

 the manger and about the height of the horse's 

 head. A rope from the halter is put through 

 the ring over the manger and then brought back 

 to another ring at the rear of the stall which 

 is placed in such a position that the horse cannot 

 interfere with it. When it is desired to approach 

 the horse the rope is loosed at the rear ring and 

 pulled tight. This brings the horse's head round 

 to the near side of the stall, raising it at the 

 same time, so he cannot kick and a very little 

 pressure on his quarters will put his body at 

 the far side of the stall. Of course when he has 

 been trained thoroughly to stand over on one 

 side, the same plan must be adopted to make 

 him stand over on the other. I have seen men 

 when a horse has been difficult to approach in 

 the stall cross in front of him, when they have 

 once got up to him. This is a very bad practice 

 and involves considerable danger if a horse is 

 of a vicious disposition ; for the man in crossing 

 in front of him, is absolutely at his mercy. 



Hanging back and Halter breaking are very 

 nasty tricks but they are easily cured if a little 

 pains be taken. Professor Galvayne points out 

 very truly that a great predisposing cause of 

 liorses hanging back is that the flooring of the stall 

 is too high in front and consequently the horses 

 cannot stand comfortably ; and that another 

 is that the stall partitions are too low towards 

 the end of them and that horses hang back to 

 see and if possible play with the horses m another 



