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ning as well as jumping. A similar plan is to connect the 

 forelegs of a horse by straps secured just above the knee, 

 but those who have tried both plans prefer the one here- 

 with illustrated. Some horses are difficult to catch 

 when at pasture, and this device will prove valuable in 

 such cases. 



COUPLING HORSES IN THE PASTURE. 



Cut a piece of tough wood two feet six inches 

 long, two inches in diameter ; shave off the bark and 

 bore a three-quarter or a one-inch hole near each end ; 

 tie a piece of half -inch rope around each animal's neck, 



Fig. 106. COUPLING FOB HORSES. 



making a loose collar that will not slip over his head ; 

 take a loop of the rope and pass it through a hole in the 

 bar, and into the loop insert the key, made of a piece of 

 a half-inch oak board, two by three inches, shaped as in 

 figure 106. The board being rounded at the top, will 

 allow the rope to turn easily in the yoke and prevent 

 choking. Always couple the animal that is likely to 

 stray with the one that is not. This contrivance, used 

 frequently on Southern and Western ranges, is approved 

 by some as safe and convenient, and condemned by others 



