BREAKING RIG. 



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firmly in the ground. Next have two shaft arms about 

 twenty feet in length so fitted that one end of each will 

 turn upon the post. At the outer end of both of these 

 shaft arms should be fitted a spindle and a wheel from a 

 lumber or farm wagon. Separate the ends of the arms at 

 a distance of eleven or twelve feet, or so that the horse can 

 travel between them without touching either. Next place 



FIG. 79. Simple Form of Breaking Rig. Patented July 6, 1880. 



two bars across from one shaft arm to the other, the inner 

 one about three feet and eight inches from the hub of the 

 wheel, the outer one about two feet from the inside one 

 at the horse's shoulders, and three feet at the quarters, so 

 that an average-sized horse can travel easily between them. 

 Have holes or mortises made through the shaft arms, and 

 the ends of the bars fitted to them. The inner one should 

 be fastened permanently, but the outer one so fitted that 

 it can be taken out and reversed to allow driving the other 

 way. It would be well to have the holes or mortises du- 

 plicated so that the bars can be adjusted to fit the size of 

 the horse. 



