14 HOESE-BREAKING. 



neck downwards until your hand is close to the 

 rope's end, when you must catch it quietly and 

 tie it on the near side so as to form a noose 

 round the animal's neck. You can do all this 

 easily with your one hand as it is all finger 

 work, but if you have your left hand to help 

 you there would in all probability be a good 

 deal of elbow movement which would frighten 

 the colt, make him move, and most hkely all 

 your manipulation w^ould have to be gone 

 tlirough again. 



Although as yet the halter is not on the 

 colt's head, it is virtually there ; for now that 

 you have a rope round his neck you have him 

 to a certain extent in your power, and the rest 

 is comparatively easy. The next move is to 

 endeavour to place the halter on his head with 

 your left hand, whilst you hold the rope in 

 your right, thus have partial control over the 

 animal. When the halter is near his nose he 

 will ' bob ' his head, move away, and feehng 

 the constraint of the rope round his neck for 

 the first time, will struggle and endeavour to 



