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to it, so as to inflict blows of varying intensity on the nose 

 as a punishment for disobedience. As its application tends 

 to render the animal difficult to handle about the face, and 

 as its results, with the single exception of teaching a circus 

 horse to circle (see page 2)^7)^ can be better obtained with 

 the rope-twitch ; I would not advise its employment in 

 the breaking in of horses, except in the one case just 

 mentioned. 



The strait-jacket. — For English readers, I venture to 

 apply this term to the hippo lasso of MM. Raabe and Lunel. 

 It consists of a breeching and breast-band, supported by 

 straps passing over the back, and connected by traces, 

 which proceed from the breeching, through Ds, with rollers 

 on them, at the end of the breast-band, back again through 

 similar Ds on the breeching, and then forward, to become 

 finally attached to buckles on the sides of the breast-band 

 (see Fig. 53). A strap and buckle, laid along the top of 

 the back, connect the two back-straps together. A piece 

 of felt may be used with the supporting strap of the breast- 

 band, as a guard to prevent the strap hurting the back. 

 The breeching should be lined with felt ; the back-straps 

 should be made of strong stirrup leather, and the traces 

 should be particularly strong close to the breeching. The 

 breeching and breast-band should be provided, at their 

 respective centres, with a D, to which ropes may be attached 

 in order to keep the animal steady before and behind. 



This gear may be applied in the following way : If the 

 horse is quiet, the breast-band and breeching may be 

 put on separately, with the back-straps supporting them, 

 and may be connected together by the strap on the top of 



