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examination or for gear to be put on him, we may place 

 ourselves in front of him, catch the off rein with the left 

 hand and the near rein with the right hand, close to the 

 rings of the snaffle ; and hold the horse's head up " 

 (Illustrated Horse-breaking). 



The best way of leading a horse into or out of a stable, in 

 the event of his being shy of going through a door-way, or 



Fig. 52. Adjustment of Snaffle for leading a horse, when mounted. 



if the passage is narrow, is to place oneself in front of the 

 animal ; hold him as in Fig. 51 ; and lead him forward 

 while stepping backwards. 



In taking a horse out of a narrow stall, and especially if he 

 is saddled or is at all stiff in his back, he should be backed out, 

 and not turned round. The practice of saddling a horse in a 

 stall with his head to the manger (instead of putting him on the 



