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the collar comes ; work it well back to the shoulder; you 

 are now standing at the left side of the colt; do not be 

 in a hurry ; work handily and carefully ; be very uniform 

 in your words and acts ; now take the other end of your 

 strap, gently pass it back between the forward legs, 

 bring it through to the left side ; now lay it over his 

 back, and, with your right hand under his chest, you can 

 draw it through again to the left side; now place the 

 end up into the loop around the neck. You will now 

 find your strap crossed just back of the left fore-arm ; 

 gently raise the left foot, and lay it into the strap that 

 comes between the legs; the outside strap is wound 

 around the ankle. Now take the end that is passed 

 through the loop around the neck in your rioht hand 

 your left holding the colt by the head ; you will see that 

 you hav^e the foot secure, with no possible chance to in- 

 jure himself in the least, as the whole strain comes over 

 the back and around the neck. Let the colt stand until 

 he attempts to free the foot ; but if you hold him firm he 

 will soon find it useless, and give up, and yield his foot 

 to you. The moment that he yields, and not till then, 

 relieve him. You have now fully convinced him that 

 you are not going to hurt him, and that he cannot get 

 his foot from you ; you will have no more trouble with 

 that foot. Now try the right foot in the same manner; 

 handle each one thoroughly; remember that it is just as 

 necessary to handle the fore feet as the hind ones, for a 

 horse that is vicious to shoe forward is more dangerous 

 than one that is bad behind. Now handle the hind feet. 

 Have the strap around the neck, and between the fore 

 legs, as before, and carry it back through the hind legs, 

 around the near hind leg below the fetlock, and bring for- 



