Vice and Its Correction 83 



neck at throttle ; double the cord ; run the loop 

 (from the off side) one part through mouth and the 

 other between the upper lip and upper teeth; bring 

 the slack up off side, over head behind ears, down 

 nigh side, through loop at lip, and back to the wagon. 

 Few horses will attempt to get away with this rig- 

 gmg applied, and will not go far if they do. 



The " trip line," affixed tO' front pastern, thence 

 running through a ring on shaft or girth to the 

 trainer's hands, is useful, but may throw a horse 

 and blemish his knees, if on hard ground. This 

 arrangement may include both front pasterns if 

 desired. 



The " side line " is valuable in teaching a horse 

 to stand still, etc., while, or until, harnessed, and 

 is simply a rather large rope, one end made into a 

 loop large enough to encircle the horse's neck like 

 a collar, and with enough extra length to form 

 another loop large enough for him to step a hind foot 

 in. When he does this, pull up the slack, so that 

 the foot is drawn forward and upward al)out six 

 inches from the ground, and tie in the neck-loop 



