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through the pulley. Unplait 4 inches and plait 

 it back into the rope to hold the pulley. The 

 length of this rope between the ring and pulley 

 should be 24 inches. Now take the long rope and 

 unplait 4 inches at one end. Pass this end of the 

 rope through the ring to which you plaited the 

 small rope. Then pass the other end of the rope 

 through the other ring of the bit. Pass it through 

 the pulley, then back through the ring you passed 

 it through before and your training bridle is 

 complete. 



To place this training bridle on your horse's 

 head, place the bit in his mouth and pass the two 

 ropes over his head. Pull on the rope and draw- 

 it up. Have the rope that has the pulley plaited 

 to it close behind his ears. Place the other rope 

 on the top of his neck about 8 inches back of his 

 ears. The pulley should be on the left side of his 

 head. The pulley is used to allow the rope to 

 work freely and to allow the bit to come down 

 when you stop pulling on the rope. 



This training bridle can be used on all ner- 

 vous horses while introducing to them different 

 objects. In using this bridle it is not intended 

 that the rope shall be tied to the horn of your 

 saddle and the unhalter-broken horse be dragged. 

 This training bridle is so severe on the horse that 

 if drawn up too tight it will cause the mouth to 

 become sore and then swell. Therefore I would 

 advise you to use some judgment while using this 

 training bridle. In another part of this book you 

 will find what can be accomplished with this 

 bridle. (See page 32.) 



