Subduing Appliances 



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sharp turns will stupefy him, when the cord may be 

 looped about the tail with perfect safety, providing 

 you keep the head turned well toward you. 



Shackles. — These are sometimes used in train- 

 ing wild western horses. This appliance consists of 

 a strong ring about four inches in diameter, to which 

 are welded four 

 strong chains 

 about eighteen 

 inches long and 

 provided with 

 heavy straps, 

 well protected, 

 at the other ends 

 to buckle around 

 the horse's pas- 

 terns. The wild 

 horse is snared 

 (p. 225), thrown, 

 bound, and the 

 shackles buckled 

 to his pasterns, 

 and then he is 

 released and left alone to thrash it out with the shack- 

 les until he calms. This appliance should be made 

 very strong, and the straps going around the pasterns 

 should be well protected, otherwise the horse will in- 

 jure himself. 



Straight-jacket. — This appliance is also used in 



Fig. 71. — The Galvayne appliance in use. 



