WIND -SUCKING. 



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few years ago ; but he became careless and failed on the sixth. 

 There is, once in a while, an old horse of determined character that 

 will crib in defiance of this or any other means. Such cases are, 

 however, rare. A young, nervous-tempered horse will yield readily 

 to the treatment, and but few horse's will attempt to crib while wear- 

 ing a muzzle. \ 



, Since writing the above I find in a French work an illustration 

 which I copy, giving the same 

 idea but much more complex 

 than the method before given. 

 It is included, however, as a 

 point of value, and can be stud- 

 ied in connection with the ex- 

 planation given. 



If a strap be buckled rather 

 tightly arpund the neck, a horse 

 will not crib while it is on. This 

 is, however, but a simple pre- 

 ventive. ' There is also the ob- 

 jection that gradually the horse 

 may learn to resist, to overcome 

 which the strap has to -- be ' 

 buckled tighter, which of course 

 obstructs the circulation, and 

 causes inflammation, thus, pro- 

 ducing serious and permanent injury. If a strap is used for this 

 purpose, it should - be fully three inches wide, and buckled just 

 tight enough to prevent the inclination to crib. A wide strap works 

 a great deal better than a narrow one, and is less liable to do harm. 



Wind-Sucking. 



Sometimes a horse sucks wind without the habit of cribbing. I 

 include a cut of a form of bit to prevent this, for which much is 

 claimed. A practical horseman of experience gave me the point. 

 He claimed that it would work perfectly in preventing the inclina-; 

 tion to crib and suck wind. 



Procure a piece of gas-pipe about seven inches long. Drill a 

 hole across each end, through which put in rings, as seen in cut ; 

 next, drill four or five holes, as shown in cut. N The theory is that 

 the gas in the stomach cannot escape through the mouth on account 

 of its being closed, and that instinctively the horse will bite on 

 something to open the mouth and throw off the gas. With this bit 



Fig. 333— Throat-strap as Used by the French. 



