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To Hold A Hard Headed Horse

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
November
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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N. B Blakeslee, in the American Agriculurist, describes tho following si'uple tnethod of holding i fiery, hurdbttted or run-away horsu. Put the buckle or snap of the rein, tkruuqh the b t ring, and fusten it to sorne part of the bridb botween the aar and mouth of th horse. The advantage ol thia easily and quiĆ¼k made arrangement is two-fold : lst. It draws tho bit nto the corners of the rnouth, whafuver bo the positioo of the borse's head. 2J. The foreo exerted on the bit in thia inanner by the same power at the tante power at the end of te rein, though oot quite doubled, is very mueh greater than when the rein is attaohed simply to the. bit. By thia mean, 1 have seon the nuwt iVotful anj uri;roveniablo animal tonverted rito a service able plow-horse, while my easrd lipjba and shouldera gave direpi teatimooy in favor of' tlie diiiiiniijhed labor of managing the team. The ai-rangement is also convonient in driving ao ill -matched team, one I horse being iast, and the other a moderate traveler. Arrange the reine as directed for tho fait liarse, leaving the oihui'8 in the coiamon way, JCa?" In tho mare!) of 1 1 fV ,, don't heed the order of " right aliont" when you know you are abotjt right.

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus