Excerpt from Magner's Standard Horse and Stock Book: A Complete Pictorial Encyclopedia of Practical Reference for Horse and Stock Owners There are also three patents covering important methods of subjection and treatment given in this 'booh. First, a simple means of subjection by which any horse, however vicious, balhy, or nu manageable, can be put in harness, subdued, and driven gently with out danger of accident. Second, a method by which headstrong, lunging, runaway horses can be controlled directly, and so subdued by the pressure of the reins upon the nerve centers, that he will soon submit to the ordinary restraint of the bit. Third, a method of pijeventing and curing contraction and quarter-crach - an ab solute cure for quarter-crach, with freedom to drive on any road as desired, without causing the hoof to split bach as it grows guaranteed a means of perfect cure. Fourth (patent pending), a method by which most horses pulling or lugging on the bit, will drive safely and easily to a pleasant and easy restraint of the reins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.