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or even throw his head up, you can give the twitch 

 a jerk which will force him to lower his head. 



Jumping fences. — Many horses have the very 

 aggravating habit of jumping the fence when turned 

 to pasture. While there are many causes producing 

 this habit, the principal one seems to be a faulty 

 temper. Many contrivances have been devised to 

 prevent horses from jumping fences. Yokes of 

 all descriptions have been manufactured with the 

 central thought of punishing the animal when he 

 approaches the fence, with the result that horses are 

 often injured, sometimes fatally, by such contri- 

 vances. The yoked horse in fighting flies sometimes 

 injures himself or others standing near by. A con- 

 trivance free from all such dangers, and equally if 

 not more efficient, is made as follows : Procure a sur- 

 cingle with a ring at the bottom, a short piece of rope, 

 and two leg-straps provided with rings. Place the 

 surcingle on the horse and buckle the straps about the 

 forelegs just above the knees. Next tie one end of 

 the rope in the ring at the back of the left knee, then 

 pass the free end up through the ring at the bottom 

 of the surcingle, then down, drawn medium tight, and 

 tie in the ring at the back of the right knee. This 

 will permit the horse to walk naturally, lie down, get 

 up, and, in fact, do almost anything except run or 

 jump, which it most effectively prevents. The princi- 

 pal advantages are that there is no risk attached to its 

 use and the horse's head and neck are perfectly free. 



