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shoe, so that the cord will not draw through the staple ; then 

 put the cord through the staple in the centre of the stall, bring it 

 down within two and a half feet of the floor, and cut it off, at- 

 taL'iiing a snap to the end ; place a ring iu the halter at the top 

 of the head, in the center, as seen in ergraving. ISTow, when 

 his hrad raises up. the weight comes dow^n ; when his mouth is 

 on the floor he can lie down with ease, but he cannot get the 

 top of his head to the floor ; and, if he cannot get the top of 

 his head to the floor, he cannot roll ; and, if he cannot roll, he 

 cannot cast. This remedy is simple as it is certain and is always 

 perfectly safe. 



The habit of rolling in the stable is one often attended with 

 fatal results, in addition to the anxiety experienced by the owner 

 of the horse. Various means are resorted to in order to pre- 

 vent the animal getting cast, and most of them are wide to the 

 mark : and, in order to acquaint the reader with the variet}'' of 

 ways practiced, so that he may contrast the difference between 

 others and mine, I have thought proper to write more explicitly 

 on the subject. 



A favorite idea with many is to tie the halter so short that 

 the animal cannot get his mouth near the floor; this renders the 

 horse uncomfortable, as h3 cannot lie down when he desires. 

 Another is, hitching thv) halter-stale at the ceiling directly over 

 the head of the animal, and allowing cord enough that he may 

 get his mouth on the floor ; this, too, is attended with bad re- 

 sults, for when he raises his head up their is sufficient slack in 

 the rope so as to permit his getting his foot over the rope and 

 becomes so entangled as to render his position dangerous. 



To Educate a Horse that is bad to Catch. 



Horses acquire this habit mainly from improj)erly turning 

 them out ; and, to illustrate, I will give the reader an example- 

 First, the man or boy takes his horse to the bars or fence of the 

 field, and lets only a portion of either down ; he now takes off" 

 the bridle or halter, and, in order to make the horse jump over 

 hits him on the rump and shouts at him ; thus the animal is 

 made to fear the approach of man when loose; so that, with 



