The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



In preparation for this exploit you have 

 provided yourself with the strap of the dimen- 

 sions shown in Fig. 1 of this sketch. 



In Fig. 2 its appUcation is shown to the near 

 foreleg, which it tightly holds up, so that the 

 horse is on three legs. Nothing that he can 

 do can displace it. To use it, have the buckle 

 outside ; sHp the tail piece through the legs ; 

 bring it round the near pastern ; pass it through 

 the ring, and tighten on the pastern, holding 

 the tailpiece in the left hand. Lift the foot 

 up to the elbow with the right hand, at the 

 same time puUing the strap up taut with the 

 left hand on the inside of the forearm. Throw 

 the tail piece over the top of the forearm as near 

 the chest as possible, the foot being kept up by 

 the pull on the strap, and with the right hand 

 pass the strap through the buckle and tighten 

 up to the nearest hole. It must be fairly 

 tight when the foot is released.* 



*In an enclosure where no harm can befall him, it is much 

 better that the horse should be thrown, or rather throw him- 

 self, as described here, with a single legstrap on the near fore- 

 leg. The psychological effect upon the unbroken horse is 

 better ; but when it is desired to throw a broken horse in the 

 open field with bridle or training halter upon him, then, after 

 strapping up the near foreleg to put him on three legs, pass 

 the buckle end of a long strap over the pastern of the off 

 foreleg, draw it tight, so that it cannot slip off the pastern, 

 and pass it over the horse's back, so that you hold it in your 

 right hand while you hold the bridle in your left, facing the 

 horse's shoulder. If you are young and active, you can 

 bring the biggest horse down in about twenty minutes, leaving 



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