THE-:- HORSE 



has become accustomed to being cinched in 

 this manner, the blanket may be brought, and 

 this the horse-breaker uses as he has pre- 

 viously done the flag until he feels the ani- 

 mal is calm enough to allow the blanket to 

 be placed on his back. 



The bridle is then brought, preferably a 

 strong head stall with a snaffle bit, and long, 

 thick reins having the ends buckled. These 

 reins should be slipped over the horse's head 

 first and then the head stall placed on the 

 head of the horse in very much the same 

 manner as described for placing the halter, 

 only that by putting the left hand in the 

 corner of the near side of the horse's mouth, 

 the jaws of the horse are forced open, and in 

 this way the bit is directed into the mouth, 

 while the remainder of the bridle is slipped 

 over the head. 



The reins should now be pulled tight on 

 the right side, brought over the horse's head 

 behind his ears, carried down the left side 

 of his face, and then under the jaw and 

 looped over the right rein as it starts from 

 the bit. The left rein is also pulled tight 

 and has been made part of this loop. A knot 

 is then tied of a sufficient size to prevent the 

 ends of the reins from protruding too far 

 and in any way becoming tangled with the 

 horse. 



The saddle is then brought (Mexican), 



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