3.--THE PROPER LENGTH FOR A STANDING MARTINGALE 70
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
10.--PULLING UP A FORE-LEG WHEN NOOSED 91
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
19.--PRATT’S ROPE-TWITCH, FIRST PORTION 114
21.--PRATT’S TWITCH ON HORSE’S HEAD, AND TIGHTENED AT WORD “STEADY” 116
23.--THE BRIDLE-TWITCH, FRONT AND NEAR-SIDE VIEW 119
24.--THE BRIDLE-TWITCH, OFF-SIDE VIEW 120
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
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
42.--HORSE WITH DRIVING PAD ON, NEW MODEL 169
43.--BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF POSITION OF DRIVER 175
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
52.--THE KNOT ON OFF SIDE OF COMMANCHE BRIDLE ENLARGED 264
I offer this work to the favourable consideration of the public, as an attempt to describe a reasoned-out system of horse-breaking, which I have found, by practical experience, to be easy of execution, rapid in its effects, and requiring the possession of no exceptional strength, activity, pluck, or horsemanship by the operator, who, to become expert in it, will, as a rule, need only practice. It is in accordance with our English and Irish ideas on the subject; for it aims at teaching the horse “manners,” and giving him a snaffle-bridle mouth; so that he will “go up to the bridle,” and “bend” himself in thorough obedience to rein and leg.