384 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



Rarey's throwing harness. — In the case of some wild 

 horses it is necessary to lay them on the ground to teach 

 them subjection. Rarey also devised a harness to ac- 

 complish this. It is practically the same as the safety 

 harness, with the addition of a heavy strap, which is 

 attached to the surcingle on the left side. One end of the 

 rope is tied to the ring at the belly, the free end is passed . 

 through the ring at the right pastern, then the rope is 

 passed up through one of the rings on the right side, and 

 then on up over the back and the harness is completed. 

 (Fig. 171.) 



When ready to lay the horse down, first strap up the 

 left fore leg. Take a position near the left shoulder and 

 pull the horse's head to the left, then, as he lifts his right 

 fore foot draw it up against the breast by pulling on the 

 rope over the back. Pull steady on the rope, as the horse 

 may rear. Soon he will settle down on his front knees, 

 when to lay him down is simply a matter of pushing him 

 over. Keep pulling on the rope, however, otherwise he 

 may surprise you by quickly jumping to his feet. A few 

 lessons of this kind will bring the wildest of horses under 

 subjection, when they should be trained as suggested for 

 the work horse, although it may be necessary to use the 

 single safety for a time. 



