He should tie up the horse at a place above
						the head, because when anything irritates his face, the horse instinctively
						tries to get rid of it by tossing his head upwards; and if he is tied thus
						he loosens the halter instead of breaking it by tossing up his head. In rubbing the horse down, the man should
						start at the head and mane; for if the upper parts are not clean, it is idle
						to clean his lower parts. Next, going over the rest of his body, he should
						make the hair stand up with all the dressing instruments, The instructions are rather vague. and get the
						dust out by rubbing him the way the hair lies. But he should not touch the
						hair on the backbone with any instrument; he should rub and smooth it down
						with the hands the way it naturally grows; for so he will be least likely to
						injure the rider’s seat.