BBEAKIFG RIG. 



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The Breaking Rig. 



When a colt or horse is dangerous or reckless in his resistance, 

 it is very convenient to control him by means that will require but 

 little if any practical skill, and for this purpose I have invented the 

 Breaking Rig, which will be found a valuable acquisition to the 

 other methods here given. 



To break a kicking, runaway horse or colt, all that is necessary 

 is tp carefully harness him in the rig so that he will not break loose, 

 and let him go as he pleases. The more he struggles to free himself, 

 or tries to kick and run, the quicker he Will be broken, while the 



Pig. 132. — Simple Form of Breaking Rig. Patented July 6, 1880. 



trainer can sit quietly behind, touching and poling 'the horse where 

 sensitive until he becomes submissive .and gentle. The rig should 

 be constructed as follows : First, set an upright post firmly in the 

 ground. Next, have two shaft-arms, about twenty feet in length, so 

 fitted that one end of each will turn upon the post. At the outer 

 end of both of these shaft-arms should be fitted a spindle, and 

 a wheel from a lumber or farm wagon. Separate the ends of the 

 arms at a distance of eleven or twelve feet, or so that the horse can 

 travel between them without touching either. Next place two bars 

 across from one shaft-arm to the other, the inner one about, three 

 feet eight inches from the hub of the wheels the outer one about two 

 feet from the inside one at the horse's shoulders, and three feet, at 

 the quarters, so that an average-sized horse can travel easily between 

 them. Have holes or mortises made through the shaft-arms, and 



