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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



per: Teachable, nervous, stubborn and treacherous (p. 

 19). The methods to be employed in training such 

 horses will vary according to the individual, but the ap- 

 plication of appliances somewhat similar to the following 

 may be necessary to bring them under subjection : 



The guy line. — This is a lead line or rope for controlling 

 wild, refractory and stubborn horses. To make it, pro- 

 cure a soft, three-eighths-inch rope about 20 feet long. 

 Make a small stationary loop in one end. Place this loop 

 under the left jaw, carrying the free end over the neck 



FIG. 170.— RAREY'S DOUBLE-SAFETY HARNESS AND GUY LINE 



from right to left, then down through the loop and to the 

 mouth, passing it through the mouth, back under the 

 lower jaw and between the jaw and the rope coming from 

 the neck, thus forming a loop around the neck and a half- 

 hitch around the jaw. This makes a very efficient lead 

 line, though it should never be used in prolonged pulls, 

 but in short, quick jerks. (Fig. 169.) 



Rarev's safetv harness. — This harness was devised by 

 Rarey for use in training wild and vicious horses. There 

 are two forms, the single and double safety. In the 

 former one front leg only is under control, while in the 



