The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



Leave the strap on the near foreleg alone. 

 When the forelegs are finished go behind him 

 again to his rump, and work along his buttocks, 

 stifles, and thighs, inside and out, and down 

 to his hocks, legs and feet. The whole process 

 takes from twenty to twenty- five minutes. 



Go back and sit on his shoulder, watch 

 events, and give him an occasional pat. He 

 will have opened his eyes when you sat down 

 on him and closed them again. Keep quiet, 

 and he will gradually realise that the massage 

 performance is over, and with it his great 

 fatigue has passed away. But he is feeling 

 so comfortable, and he likes your little at- 

 tentions so much, that he is not especially 

 keen to get up. When he is nearly ready, he 

 will open his eyes wide and perhaps shift his 

 head a little to try and get a squint at you. 

 Get up slowly, keeping a hand on his withers, 

 and he will probably roll up on to a level keel. 

 Move a step forward, talk to him and play with 

 his mane and neck, and he will probably be 

 content to remain like that for a minute or 

 two before attempting to rise. 



The near leg is still strapped up, and, as 

 soon as he puts out the off fore in the attempt 

 to get up, stand aside and let him do so. Now 

 he will do one of two things ; and you can 

 never be quite sure which. He will either 

 make three of four attempts to get up, and, 

 finding his near leg still bound, will give it up 



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