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METHODS OF HORSE-CONTROL. 



within the noose (see Fig. 26), when the assistant should 

 pull the rope, and thus lasso the pastern. Or a rope with a 

 loop at one end of it may be worked round the near 

 fore leg (supposing we are standing on the near side) 

 by means of a stick, and brought back to the hand ; the 

 other end of the rope may be passed through the loop, and 

 the pastern noosed. The end of the rope may now be 

 thrown over the animal's back to the other side, and the 





Fig. 26. — Noosing horse's fore leg. 



leg pulled up (see Fig. 27) and secured by passing the rope 

 round the base of the neck (see Fig. 28) ; or the leg may 

 be pulled back by the rope, and lifted up by another 

 assistant. If the horse " shows fight," it may be necessary 

 to blindfold him at this stage of the proceedings. The 

 long pole may also be called into requisition to "gentle" 

 the horse, and thus render him comparatively quiet. 

 The operator can always quickly accomplish his object, in 



