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ing him on the ground with his head pulled round (see 

 page 165) until he gives in. 



Hanging back in the stall. — To prevent, if not to cure, 

 the vice of hanging back against the chain or rope which 

 connects the horse's head-stall to the manger, we may sub- 

 stitute for the head-stall a rope halter (see Fig. 19), which 

 will hurt the horse (see page 212) if he pulls against it, but 

 will relieve his jaws of painful pressure the moment he 

 comes forward ; or we may attach the horse to the 

 manger by the crupper leading rein (see page 212). I 

 need hardly say that in any case the rope should not 

 be so short as to prevent him from lying down in comfort. 

 I have been told that a good way to cure this trick is to 

 shorten the chain by tying together, with a piece of thin 

 twine, two of its links which are some distance apart, so 

 that when the animal pulls on the chain he will break 

 the twine, and will then cease to pull, because he will 

 then believe that he has broken the chain. For a horse 

 with this habit, a broad band may be placed across the 

 entrance to the stall, so as to allow him to rest against 

 it if he likes. 



