QS THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



he is apt to use in rearing- and plunging', so I strap the foot 

 up to his arm and then let hiin plunge till he is ready to 

 stand. Then I am ready to go to shoeing. If he is only 

 nervous I approach him quietly and coolh^ ; never under 

 any circumstances, when I am excited or nervous, as the 

 horse knows as soon as you approach him whether you are 

 excited or not. Do not talk crossly to him. It is better to 

 whistle than to scold him. 



Always he cool, quiet, and firm, never getting angrj^ 

 Control yourself and you can control the horse. I have 



Fig. 45— Showing the Device of "J. C. L." for Shoeing a Kicking Horse. 



never had any occasion to use stocks, and in fact never saw 

 a horse in them. 



I have been a practical shoer for twenty-three years and 

 have shod some of the woi'st horses in this section of the 

 country, but have never failed to shoe one that was brought 

 to me, and they have brought them from quite a distance, 

 sometimes from as much as ten miles, passing two or three 

 other shops on the way. — By J. C L. 



[Note. — In the accompanying illustration our artist has 

 drawn the knot loosely so as to show exactly how it is tied. 



