TRAINING THE HORSE. 



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tail stay up for ten hours, and then let down. If any 

 signs of switching are then seen, put it right up again 

 for another ten hours. However, I have seen only 

 three or four cases that have required a second o*" 



REMEDY FOR TAIL-SWITCHING. 



third application, and there is no danger of injuring 

 the horse in any w r ay. 



SHOEING A KICKTNG HORSE. 



It is next to impossible to stioe a kicking horse, but 

 with the contrivance which I shall now suggest this 

 dangerous work can be made almost boy's play. 

 Buckle a strap around the hind feet below the fetlock- 

 joint; have a ring in the strap. Next take a wooden 

 pin four inches long, and double the horse's tail over 

 it. Pass a slip-noose over the pin and run the end of 

 the rope through the ring on the hind foot, and with 

 the end in your hand stand off a little distance. Then 



