TRAINING OF HORSES, 105 
feet long. Pass the centre of this rope under the tail 
in place of a crouper; twist the rope over a couple of 
times ; pass the ends of the rope under the girth, bring- 
ing an end up on each side of the neck, and pass the 
ends through the nose-piece of the head-stall, under the 
‘cheek-pieces, and tie to a stout ring or place, leaving 
about three feet play of rope. As soon as the horse 
pulls back, he being tied by the tail to the ring, he pulls 
upon the tail, (see Figure 17,) and the hurt coming there 
instead of the head, where he expected it, he starts up, 
it being natural to go from the hurt. Another plan 
may be found under the head of “Colts Pulling at the 
Halter ”—in fact, any plan which brings the pull in the 
rear, either upon the tail or leg, will do the business. 
‘Your own ingenuity will devise several ways to accom- 
plish this; but we consider tying to the tail the safest, 
as there is no danger attached to it; and if he is in the 
habit of pulling nights, this arrangement may be left on 
without fear of the horse getting tangled in the rope, as 
there would be if tied to the leg. Common-sense will 
show you that as there is no pull upon the head, and 
consequently no hurt there, he will soon cease pulling, 
“and lose the habit. To make the lessons effective, you 
may cause him to pull by using such exciting means as 
are apt to alarm him. 
A rougher and not quite as effectual a way is to place 
a pulley to the rafter, as high in the peak as you can 
get it. Take a hay-fork rope, pass one end through the 
pulley, down through the rack or feed-box, pulling it 
