210 Training Wild and Subduing Vicious Horses 



vicious horses. There are two forms, the single and 

 the double safety; in the former one front leg only is 

 under restraint, while in the latter both front legs are 

 under control. This harness consists of two straps 

 about one foot long and fitted with D-shaped rings, 

 a surcingle fitted with two rings on the belly, three 

 on either side and one over the saddle and a long rope 



Fig. 61. — Rarey's single safety, restraining one foreleg. 



(Figs. 59 and 60). The straps are buckled around 

 the front pasterns and the surcingle around the body. 

 The straps should be padded to protect the pasterns 

 in case the animal struggles, and the knees should 

 also be provided with pads. In arranging the double 

 safety, one end of the rope is passed through the ring 

 at the belly, then down and through the ring at the 

 left pastern, then up to and through the other ring 



