FIEST METHOD. 



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rope coming under the tail, and putting two or three 

 thicknesses of cloth or blanket between it and the back. 



Next, put on a strong strap halter with the nose part 

 coming well down, and draw it up rather close back of the 

 jaw ; then take a piece of strong cord, from five-sixteenths 

 to three-eighths of an inch in diameter and about twenty feet 

 in length, tie a hard knot in each end, mid fisten one end 



Fig. 2.5.— Turning a stubborn Horse around before throwing. 



around the rope or surcingle just above the ring. Pass 

 the other end, from above, down over the strap of the hal- 

 ter back of the jaw, thence back and down through the 

 ring referred to, until the slack is taken u}t. Now tie up 

 the near forefoot. The best way to do this is to pass an 

 ordinary hame strap around the foot, thence to the belly- 

 band, and buckle short. 



Though this method, when properly used, enables throw- 



