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cingle should be made of two thicknesses of good harness 

 leather, about three inches wide, and about eight or ten 

 inches longer than the circumference of the body. The 

 buckle should have two tongues, and be made of good 

 wrought iron. When this rig is on and drawn tightly from 

 the part over the back bone, a double strap, the length of 

 the back, with a strong crupper, should be attached. Four 

 or five inches on the off side, should be fastened at the 

 front edge of this surcingle a strong two-inch ring. On 

 the opposite edge should be attached another strap extend- 

 ing to a ring upon the back strap at the hip. A little pad 

 should be fixed to the part coming across the back, to pre- 

 vent bruising or chafing it. 



FIG. 21. Simple Rope Rig. 



To make the Rope Rig, procure a three-fourths-inch rope, 

 eighteen or twenty feet in length. One that has been 

 used enough to render it pliable is best. Make a simple 

 loop about three inches long at one end, and double the 

 rope about four feet from the loop. Pass over this doubled 

 part a three-inch ring made of three-eighths rod. Measure 

 the distance from the tail to where the saddle of the har- 

 ness comes, to which bring the ring and make a sim- 

 ple knot of both ropes around it, regulating it to 



