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of the reins, so as to get good command over the animal, 

 and should order the rope-twitch to be removed. The 

 mounted assistant, to steady himself, may catch hold of 

 the neck strap of the standing martingale (see Fig. 100), 

 which in all such cases should form a part of the breaking 



Fig:. 100. — Horse mounted for first time. 



gear. The breaker may now proceed to circle and turn 

 the horse. If the animal attempts to '^ play up," he 

 should be reined back, turned sharply from side to side, 

 and held well in. As soon as the pupil takes the presence 

 of a man on his back as a matter of course, while he is 



