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The Practical Stud Gh'oom. 



PUTTING ON THE BRIDLE. 



The author recommends the following method of 

 bridling a yearling for the first time, with every confidence 

 that, judged by results, it will not be found wanting. First 

 of all remove the brow-band of the bridle; it can be dis- 

 pensed with for at least a week, and longer if the yearling 



proves an extra nervous subject about his ears. The 

 couplings are also a superfluity at this stage. Next un- 

 buckle the poll-piece from the jaw-piece on the near side. 

 The chief operator takes the prepared bridle in his right 



