HALTERS. 



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favourite trick into practice, I have succeeded on different 

 occasions in seeing how it is done, and have found that the 

 horse pulled the crown-piece over his poll by means of his 

 tying-up chain or tying-up rope, which, as a preliminary 

 movement, he got over his neck (Fig. 38). 



Fig. 42 shows a head-collar which can be easily slipped on 

 and off, and which is consequently suitable for young animals. 



HALTERS. 



A halter is a head-collar whose nose-band forms a running 

 loop with the rope or chain to which it is attached. Halters 

 are generally made of webbing. (Fig. 43). 



Fig. 40. Anti-slipping Head-collar. 



The simplest way to improvise an ordinary halter is to take 

 a rope about half-an-inch in diameter, and about 9 yards 

 long ; make it double for about 3 ft. 6 in., and put a knot on 



