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the desired result, and in a short time, as treat- 

 ment progresses, his full ration of oats should be 

 restored: For he will need an abundance of life- 

 giving food if given the constant work that his 

 case requires, and it must be remembered that it 

 is upon work that we depend chiefly for a cure. 

 The dieting simply slows up the nerve-machine a 

 little and relieves the strain till the more im- 

 portant treatment begins to have its effect. 



PULLING BACK ON THE HALTER 



Pulling back on halter is a very provoking 

 vice. It always originates in the horse breaking 

 (usually by accident) a weak halter-rope, after 

 which he will try every new halter and every new 

 place where he is tied. Not only that, but a con- 

 firmed halter-puller, after being tied with a halter 

 that he cannot break and standing quietly for 

 weeks in the same place, will suddenly and with no 

 apparent reason make a fresh attempt to break 

 away. 



The first thing to do, of course, is to have a 

 strong halter, and the rope should be of extra 

 length. If the horse is then tied very high, he 

 will soon give up the habit. I have frequently 

 tied such horses to a ring attached to the ceiling — 

 though this extreme height is not really neces- 



