218 Training Wild and Subduing Vicious Horses 



head and down to the shoulder, similar to a col- 

 lar. Pass the free ends down between the front 

 legs, back and around the hind pasterns from the 

 outside, then up and through the loop at the horse's 

 shoulder. Three men are needed to use this appli- 

 ance, two to pull the rope, one at either end and one 

 to hold the horse (Fig. 68). When ready let the 

 two men holding the rope pull vigorously, which 

 draws the horse's hind feet under him, and when he 

 goes down let the man at the head hold it firmly 

 on the ground, as a horse with his head flat cannot 

 get up. The objection to this method of throwing 

 is that the ropes may burn the hind pasterns as the 

 hind legs are being drawn forward. 



In the second hitch secure a short rope about five 

 or six feet long, tie a large loop to slip over the 

 horse's head and down to the shoulders as in the 

 first hitch. Buckle the straps around the hind 

 pasterns. Tie a rope around each fore pastern, pass 

 the free ends back and through the rings at the 

 hind pasterns, then up and through the loop at the 

 shoulders, one on either side, and then backward 

 (Fig. 69). This hitch requires three men, as in the 

 first, two to pull the rope, one at either end, and 

 one at the head. When ready have the men pull 

 strongly on the ropes, which pulls the horse's fore 

 and hind feet together and he goes down. The in- 

 stant he goes down the man at the head should 

 hold it flat as in the first hitch. This has the ad- 



