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BREAKING ON FOOT, 



inch thick, five inches broad at its widest part, and is 

 made to fit the back. The rod is about two-thirds of an 

 inch in diameter, and is curved in a special manner, so as 

 to prevent the " outward " rein from going over the withers, 

 and also to keep it, when required, on about a level with 

 the withers. Above, and on each side of the top of the 

 arch of the iron plate, is attached an iron ring, through 

 which to pass the outward rein, in the event of the 



breaker wishing to obviate 

 any possibility of this rein 

 slipping over the pad, as 

 might happen in the case of 

 a particularly wild horse that 

 was driven on foot for the 

 first time. If this precaution 

 be adopted, the breaker, 

 when he desires to change 

 the direction of the circle on 

 which he is driving the horse, 

 will have to take the rein 

 out of the ring in which it is, 

 and place the other rein in 

 the other ring. Thus, when 

 circling to the right, the left rein will pass through the 

 left ring, and vice versa. In no case will the inner rein 

 be passed through either of the rings ; for unless it is 

 kept well away from the pad, the operator will be 

 unable to obtain full control over the horse. I may 

 mention that the ends of the iron plate fit into the 

 pockets of a suitably stuffed panel, and the girth-straps, on 



Fig. 83. 

 Side view of driving-pad. 



