Chapter II: Appendix: 274

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1.--HORSE BENDING HIS NECK TO THE REIN WITHOUT SWINGING ROUND HIS HIND-QUARTERS AT THE SAME TIME, IN ANSWER TO THE PULL 58

2.--SHEWS HORSE HAVING ANSWERED THE PULL OF OFF REIN AS HE SHOULD, AND CONSEQUENTLY COMING STRAIGHT AT HIS FENCE 61

3.--THE PROPER LENGTH FOR A STANDING MARTINGALE 70

4.--FIRST LOOP IN FORMING A HALTER 79

5.--SECOND STEP IN FORMING A ROPE HALTER 79

6.--ROPE-HALTER ON POLE, READY FOR USE 82

7.--HALTING VICIOUS HORSE WITH ROPE-HALTER ON POLE 83

8.--PRATT’S METHOD OF HALTERING 87

9.--NOOSING A FORE-LEG 90

10.--PULLING UP A FORE-LEG WHEN NOOSED 91

11.--PICKING UP A FORE-LEG 95

12.--HOW TO HOLD UP A FORE-LEG 97

13.--RAREY’S LEG-STRAP 100

14.--TYING UP FORE-LEG WITH STIRRUP LEATHER 101

15.--THE BEST METHOD OF FASTENING UP A FORE-LEG 103

16.--A STIRRUP LEATHER AS USED FOR HOLDING UP A FORE-LEG 106

17.--THE HALTER-TWITCH 109

18.--DO. DO. 110

19.--PRATT’S ROPE-TWITCH, FIRST PORTION 114

20.--PRATT’S TWITCH COMPLETED 115

21.--PRATT’S TWITCH ON HORSE’S HEAD, AND TIGHTENED AT WORD “STEADY” 116

22.--HEAD-STALL TWITCH ON HORSE 117

23.--THE BRIDLE-TWITCH, FRONT AND NEAR-SIDE VIEW 119

24.--THE BRIDLE-TWITCH, OFF-SIDE VIEW 120

25.--THE STRAIGHT-JACKET 122

26.--HORSE WITH STRAIGHT-JACKET ON 123

27.--PICKING UP A HIND-LEG 127

28.--FIRST STEP IN PICKING UP A HIND-LEG WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A HELPER 130

29.--SECOND STEP IN PICKING UP A HIND-LEG WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A HELPER 133

30.--SHEWING HOW TO FASTEN A ROPE TO THE END OF HORSE’S TAIL WITH A “DOUBLE SHEET BEND” 136

31.--HIND HOOF HELD UP BY TWO ASSISTANTS WITH ROPE FROM TAIL 137

32.--LEG PULLED BACK WITH ONE ROPE, A METHOD TO BE AVOIDED, AS THROWING THE HORSE OFF HIS BALANCE 139

33.--MODE OF FASTENING A ROPE TO A SHORT TAIL 140

34.--SHORT-TAILED HORSE WITH ROPES ATTACHED TO TAIL 141

35.--IMPROVISED HOBBLE MADE WITH A STIRRUP IRON 144

36.--WOODEN GAG 145

37.--CRUPPER LEADING REIN 149

38.--THROWING A HORSE BY MEANS OF PULLING HIS HEAD ROUND WITH A ROPE 155

39.--HORSE WITH HIS HEAD PULLED ROUND WHEN THROWN 159

40.--BEST METHOD OF KEEPING A HORSE ON THE GROUND THAT HAS FALLEN IN HARNESS 163

41.--HORSE WITH DRIVING GEAR ON 168

42.--HORSE WITH DRIVING PAD ON, NEW MODEL 169

43.--BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF POSITION OF DRIVER 175

44.--DRIVING ON FOOT 184

45.--DO. DO. 185

46.--HORSE PREPARED TO BE MOUNTED FOR THE FIRST TIME 200

47.--SECONG STAGE IN BREAKING A HORSE FOR RIDING 201

48.--PULLING KICKER’S HEAD ROUND IN STALL 253

49.--TAIL TIED WITH TAPES TO PREVENT HORSE RUBBING IT 257

50.--COMMANCHE BRIDLE, OFF SIDE 262

51.--COMMANCHE BRIDLE, NEAR SIDE 263

52.--THE KNOT ON OFF SIDE OF COMMANCHE BRIDLE ENLARGED 264