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BREAKING ON FOOT. 



and any passers-by, so as to be able to prevent the 

 animal swinging his hindquarters round into danger ; led 

 horses are supposed to keep to the right side of the road. 

 With a horse which leads equally well on both sides, the 

 better plan, when leading him along a road, would be 

 for the man to remain on the off side of the animal, and 

 keep him on the left side of the road. 



For leading young horses, a circular mouthpiece is 

 sometimes employed. With it the pressure on the bars 

 is evenly distributed on both sides of the mouth. Or 

 we may use a leading-rein with a pair of spring hooks 

 at one end. 



When a mounted man leads a horse which has on a 

 snaffle or double bridle, and which he wants to lead on 

 his off side by the snaffle, he should pass the off snaffle 

 rein through the near side ring of the snaffle (see Fig. 99) 



P'ig. 99. — Off rein passed through near ring of snaffle for leading horse. 



