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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



enough to go in the horse's mouth and around the lower 

 jaw. Place this in the horse's mouth with the knot and 

 free end on the right side. Bring the free end up over 

 the head, down the left side and through the loop at the 

 mouth. Now pass the rope back over the head, this 

 time from left to right, and just back of the ears, then 

 down the right side through the mouth under the upper 

 lip and on top of the teeth, and then pass the rope 



through the part 

 which passes over the 

 head and the bridle is 

 completed. (Fig. 173.) 

 With either the 

 noose twitch or war 

 bridle attached, we 

 are in a position to 

 punish the horse by 

 jerking on the rope 

 should he attempt to 

 resist as we harness or 

 groom him. Continue 

 with the appliance un- 

 til he becomes per- 

 fectly submissive to 

 To complete the work, in a 

 to stand while being har- 



FiG. 173. — War-Bridle 



being groomed or harnessed, 

 similar manner, educate him 

 nessed from the right side. 



Biting. — When the horse is troubled but mildly, biting 

 can be overcome by the use of the war bridle. Place this 

 on him, and when he attempts to nip, punish him severely 

 with the bridle. Now tempt him to bite, and then punish 

 him if he does. Soon he will associate the punishing with 

 the nipping, and will cease. If he still persists, apply the 

 wooden gag. This gag is made from a block of hard 

 wood, about five inches long and ij^ inches square. A 

 hole is bored through the center, longways, for a chain 

 which is attached to a headstall. The gag is then put in 



