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HARNESS HINTS. 



where you see A. Now lay it on so that the knot is in 

 the center of the horse's back and his tail over the rope, 

 put the ends through the halter ring at C, one rope being on 

 each side of the neck, and tie the ends together to the wagon. 

 You may be sure that the animal will lead and not pull 

 back the wagon. Horses if tied in this way in narrow stalls 

 can be cured of halter-pulling. 



Triple reins are easily made 

 and are sometimes needed on the 

 farm. Have the harness maker 

 make the extra check lines the 

 right length ; and then put them 

 on the buckle of the lines in use 

 and you have them in good 

 shape. The ring and snap should 

 be used on all the lines. In 

 driving four horses abreast use 

 the usual checks on each team, and put a short "jocky 

 strap " on the inside horses, from bit to bit. 



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A HARNESS CLOSET. 



Few things have a greater tendency to preserve harnesses 

 than neatness and order, whose prime essentials are careful 

 <;leaning and careful hanging. 

 No good horseman throws 

 his harnesses on the floor or 

 carelessly over a hook in the 

 open barn or stable. A tight 

 closet, where all the har- 

 nesses, saddles, sponges, oils, 



wrenches, and other stable requisites may be kept away from 

 ammonia, dust and light, is a great economy. Its first cost 

 does not need to be great if one possesses an old door. A 



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