WAE BKIDLE SECOND FOEM. 



67 



A word of caution may here be given in the use of the 

 War Bridle. It is important in the management of obsti- 

 nate cases, to pro- 

 tect the hands 



from 



injury, as 



FIG. 66. Method of tying down to make horse submit 

 to be harnessed, have his head handled, etc. 



they are liable to 



have the skin 



torn off or blis- 

 tered, which in 



the excitement 



may not at the 



time be felt. 



Many interest- 

 ing anecdotes 



could be given in 



relation to the 



use of this cord. 



A popular writer, 



in explaining the control of horses, says : " If a rope be 



fastened in the mouth of a 

 horse, and another around the 

 neck, he becomes helpless, 

 and feels his helplessness, and 

 follows his master round and 

 round like a child. I saw 

 this done." This is about as 

 near as most writers can de- 

 scribe what they have no 



FIG. 67,-Manner of tying. practicaj knowledge of. No 



living man could get any idea of the use of the War Bridle 

 from this description. 



Several years ago a young man introduced himself to 



