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RAREY ON HOKSE-TAMING, 



ged witli a wooden bit made for the purpose, so 

 large that he cannot close his mouth. Here is the 

 kind of bit to be used : 



Of course there is no difficulty in handling the leg 

 of a quiet horse or colt, and bj constantly working 

 from the neck down to the fetlock, you may do what 

 you please. But many horses, and even colts, have 

 a Inost dangerous trick of striking out with their 

 fore-legs. There is no better protection against this 

 than a cart-wheel. The wheel may either be used 

 loose, or the animal may be led up to a cart loaded 

 with hay, when the horse-tamer can work under the 

 cart through one of the wheels, while the colt is 

 uibblinji- the load. 



Having, then, so 

 permit you to take 



Strap No. 1. 



far soothed a colt that he will 

 his leffs without resistance. 



up 



take the strap No. 1, pass 

 loop under the buckle so 



the tongue through 



th# 



to fo 



rm a noose, 



slipJj^ 



