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event of a colt rolling over, neither the appliance or 

 the animal can be injured. 



A complete set comprises : Dumb jockey, cavesson, 

 lunging rein, mouthing-bit, two spring hooks to attach 

 bit to head collar, two bags of shot to weigh the fit 

 and form crest ; the whole outfit costing about six 

 pounds, ten shillings. 



The dumb jockey is largely used and may be very 

 useful under some conditions, but it is distinctly 

 inferior to the live article. It is an appliance repre- 

 senting a pair of hands only, the whip being required 

 in place of the legs. 



At the best of times it is merely mechanical, 

 and of course can only be made to act as such. 



Nose Twitch.— In order to make the simplest 

 form of nose twitch you must first of all bore a hole 

 through the end of a stout cylindrical piece of wood 

 (a part of a fork or broom handle will serve your 

 purpose). Having passed a piece of thin rope through 

 this, you must then tie off a part of it so as to form a 

 loop about the width of the hand. 



The apphcation of the twitch is simple. Take the 

 loop over the backs of the fingers of the left hand, 



