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Temuka Leader, Issue 1531, 30 December 1886, Page 3

HOW TO KIEP HORSES FROM JUMPING FENCES. To prevent a horse from j umping fences, 0. B. Gleeson recommends:—" Perhaps no single habit of an animal gives rise to greater annoyance, or is the cause of more damage on a farm, than this trick of jumping fences, in consequence of which, the borae has to be kept in the ■table and loses the benefit of pasturing. When we cousidei the ease with which this rice can be prevented, and the advantage to both horse and owner, it ■eema sttange that the following simple device is not more generally utilised;—a surcingle is placed round the body of the horse, with • ring difectly under him; A strap is then fastened round each foreleg, below the knee clone to the ankle, and a short strap or iope fastened in the strap treund the off fo eleg, passed through the ring in the surcingle, drawn moderately the nigh forefoot. When this is ou the horse can move only one leg afc a time, he cannot pot both legs forward at Once, consequently he is unable to run or lump. —Wtekl/N«ws*