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the mouth, and pass over the lower jaw, drawing tight enough 

 to keep it in place. Catch the end of the cord now in your 

 hand, and stand opposite the shoulder ; give a sharp, quick 

 pull and you will find you have great power upon the head. 

 This form should only be used sideways. It is finely 

 adapted for making a colt follow sideways ; it is good on a 

 stallion, as you have purchase in such a way that you can 

 keep him from you ; it is very useful for many purposes ; it 

 will break a cow of kicking, while milking, in a few minutes. 

 Second form : make a tie about ten or eleven inches from the 

 head. Pass the end knot through it, and draw moderately 

 tight : you want the loop in this form just large enough to pass 

 over the lower jaw easily ; it should not be at all tight. Now 

 pass the other end over the neck, and down through this loop 

 around the jaw, draw down, bring the part over the neck up 

 to the ears : now stand in front of the head, a little sideways, 

 about six or eight feet away, and give a quick but strong pull 

 towards you. and you will get a wonderful power upon the 

 head. When this simple means is used skilfully, its effect is 

 wonderful. There is a great sleight in using it: indeed, 

 though I have used it twenty years, I feel as if I had just 

 learned how to use it properly. I modify its application in 

 a great many ways, making it entirely a new thing, which has 

 been shown carefully to the class. The war-bridle is adapted 

 only for making a colt or horse lead. It does easily here 

 what nothing else will ; it is not adapted for controlling or 

 breaking bad, vicious horses ; its use properly comes under 

 the head of minor or palliative treatment. The cord for the 

 war-bridle I have is made expressly for my use : it is the 

 only cord I could find that is sufficiently strong, smooth, and 

 elastic; it will stand all the strain that a man can subject it to. 



JUMPING OVER FENCES. 



Most every dairyman knows that a cow or ox will not 

 attempt to jump over a fence, pull it down, or run, while a 

 piece of board is placed over the forehead, attached to the 

 horns in front of the eyes ; this simple means will usually 

 work well upon cattle, but will not do upon a horse, because 

 it gives too much freedom to see over the nose. As soon 

 as you do this, he will be so disconcerted that he will not 

 attempt to jump or meddle with a fence, and but rarely will 



