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which his mouth could touch, still perform the act, having 

 recourse to the thigh of his own fore leg upon which to 

 press the mouth. 



Breaking loose is a vice easily cured, where space is 

 no object, by allowing no halter and confining the animal 

 in a loose-box. 



Tearing the Blankets may be remedied by allowing 

 all such horses to stand in the stable with none on, or by 

 fixing a rod to the check-ring of the head-halter, and the 

 other end of it to the surcingle or roller round the body. 



Vicious to clean. — On such a horse put a wire muz- 

 zle, and tie the head tight between two posts, and as much 

 as possible dispense with the curry-comb or other hard 

 instruments, especially with sensitive-skinned horses. 



