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way; get a blacksmith to attach a well-polished, 

 round iron bar to the right-hand ring by means 

 of a small link connecting the bar and the ring; 

 to the other end of the bar attach the usual 

 sliding rein used on stallion bridles (see Fig. 1). 

 Put the bridle on the horse in the usual way, 

 and then, with the right hand on the bar and 

 the left on the bridle-ring next to you, press 

 the bar back and the ring forward until the 

 bar will pass through the ring in the left hand. 

 This bar should be made just as long as will 

 admit of its being passed into the other ring 

 in this manner; that is, it should be about 

 equal in length to the bit and rings when 

 stretched out straight, and the bit and rings 

 should be so adapted to the size of the mouth 

 and under jaw that when a little pressure is 

 brought to bear upon the rein attached to the 

 end of the lever formed by this iron bar the 

 rings of the bit will be brought within an inch 

 of touching each other (see Fig. 2). The lever- 

 age given by this appliance, when well fitted, 

 will enable any one to hold the most unruly 

 and headstrong horse in check. It is not neces- 

 sarily severe when the horse behaves himself, 

 and when he is not disposed to do this he can 

 very suddenly be brought back on his haunches 

 by a moderate touch on the rein. When the 

 bar is not needed the rein to which it is attached 

 may be passed over the head and down through 



