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perfectly still in ten minutes, so that the smith will have 

 no farthur trouble. The plan which is adopted by the 

 smiths in general is not only cruel, but has a tendency to 

 make them far worse. A colt is taken to the shop, wild 

 and uneducated ; and, during the process of setting the 

 shoes, if he makes a wrong move, the smith gets in a fear- 

 ful rage and gives him a sharp blow with the hammer or 

 rasp; the horse rears and plunges and is so frightened he 

 will not allow a hand laid upon him. The next move is 

 to fetter or cast him. A rope is put round his neck, 

 then to the ankle of each of his hind feet, then forward, 

 with perhaps two men at each end. They then pull on the 

 rope, and the horse is thrown back upon his haunches. We 

 have seen fine horses so injured across the loins by adopt- 

 ing this plan of throwing them, that they were never again 

 fit for use. 



Another plan is to put a pair of tongs on his nose, 

 then a rope to the ankle of one of his hind feet, and 

 through a ring made fast to his tail ; his foot is drawn 

 back, and made fast to the side of the shop. 



Now we ask any man if there is any common sense in 

 employing such means by which to shoe a wild horse. If 

 a horse struggles, which he is sure to do, he must get 

 badly injured. 



By the use of the surcingle you can shoe any horse 

 with ease and safety. 



THE PLAN FOR A BREACHY HORSE. 



A breachy horse is one which costs a farmer a great 

 amount of time and trouble. He goes to the pasture 

 or field, but is never sure of finding him where he per-, 

 haps left him the evening previous. Mr. Cole's plan, by 



