194 Training Wild and Suhduirig Vicious Horses 



pulley are needed in making this bridle. Secure a 

 short piece of rope and weave the two rings in so 

 that when completed they will be about six inches 

 apart, and you have a rope bit very similar to 

 a common rubber-covered bit. With another piece 



of rope, weave one 

 end to one of the 

 rings, and the other 

 end to the eye of the 

 pulley, so that when 

 completed it will 

 be about eighteen 

 inches from ring to 

 pulley. Perhaps this 

 should be measured 

 on the animal's head, 

 as the pulley should 

 be about even with 

 the left eye when the 

 bridle is in position 

 on the head. Now 



Fig. 49. — Pulley bridle with three rings. 



weave one end of the lead rope to the other ring. 

 Place the rope bit in the horse's mouth with the lead 

 rope on the left and the pulley rope on the right side, 

 carry the latter over the head just back of the ears 

 and hold the pulley on the left side of the head while 

 you slip the free end of the lead rope through it; next 

 pass the lead rope down through the ring on the left 

 side and the bridle is complete (Fig. 48) . This makes 



