BREAKING TACICLE 39 



ance is so well known as almost not to require descrip- 

 tion. The whole trick of the matter lies in slipping 

 one of the reins inside the upper lip of the animal 

 and draw it tight so as to make it press on the gum. 



Rarey's Leg- Strap.— This is a stout strap 

 used for fastening up a horse's fore leg. It should be 

 about thirty-six inches in length, two inches in width, 

 and quarter of an inch in thickness, and at one end 

 of it there should be attached a stout brass buckle 

 fitted with a keeper. In addition to this there should 

 also be a strong " free running leather keeper " 

 which the other end of the strap may pass through 

 when it has been adjusted. In adjusting the strap 

 you must pass it around the pastern of the animal, 

 and afterwards through the running keeper, the 

 pastern being then drawn up. The knee is now flexed 

 well up to the elbow, after which you must pass the 

 free end of the strap around the forearm and so 

 through the buckle and the keeper placed behind it. 



Before fastening up a horse's leg it is a wise precau- 

 tion to put on a soft knee-cap. By doing this, you 

 will ensure that if the horse comes down (and if the 

 fall occurs on soft ground) there is little chance of 



