22 HORSE-TRAINING MADE EAST. 



These loops should be at such distances Irom 

 the knot as will allow the cord to pass around the 

 neck at one end and the lower jaw at the other, 

 passing the knot through the loop from the oppo- 

 site side of the loop to where it first passed through 

 in making the lap; this brings the thickness of the 

 cord in the centre of the loop. By this means 

 safety is secured, the cord slipping easily through, 

 preventing the possibility of its getting fast, as 

 it would be likely to do if passed through the 

 loop from the same side it originally came 

 through. The necessity of this arrangement will 

 be seen on applying the cord. We have here 

 two principles involved : first, steady pressure 

 upon the lower jaw; second, friction in the mouth. 



OOBD APPUID C« LOWSB JAW. 



