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it on its neck, moving it up and down, having your left 

 arm extended with the halter in it. You must have a 

 plain rope halter, with the broad web poll and cheek 

 pieces strongly made, and a ten feet shank. Let the 

 shank hang over your left shoulder, and have your halter 

 arranged thus. Having pulled the shank right through 

 the cheek piece, make an ordinary tie knot in it about 

 six or seven inches from the off side cheek ; then pass 

 the end of shank through the near side cJieek strap 

 again, and let it hang down from the nose band, say 

 about eighteen inches to two feet, according to the size 

 of the colt's head. Take the poll piece of the halter 

 in your hand, pulling the nose band well out in posi- 

 tion, then hold your left arm quite still. Keep the 

 *' third hand" moving on its neck; also, keep approach- 

 ing quietly, until he puts his nose on your hand. Move 

 the halter up and down very slowly. When you can 

 touch his nose with your hand, gradually work the 

 halter up his face, and slip it quickly and quietly over 

 his ears. Immediately the poll piece is over, 

 the shank is under his jaw, and you can then pull the 

 shank through gradually, [or quickly if necessary], and 

 the tie knot you have made in it will prevent it 

 from cutting his jaw, so that when you pull, you do so 

 on Jiis poll, thus giving him an inclination to lower his 

 head and not to strike. You can then quietly fix the 

 throat lash. This is necessary, so as to prevent the 

 halter from slipping off his head. 



