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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



cannot slip out. Take the other end of the rope and go 

 behind 3^our horse and make him step over the rope with 

 his hind foot. Carr}'^ the rope around to his neck and pass 

 the end throug'h the rope at 3 ; draw up his foot by the 

 rope till it nearly leaves the g-round ; fasten it by taking- a 

 half hitch around both the ropes at 3. Now tie a string- 

 around both ropes, to keep them tog-ether, and slide it down 

 close to his fetlock. Next fasten a ring- on a hame strap 



Fig. 49.— Device for Shoeing Ugly Horses. 



and buckle the strap around the fetlock, under the rope ; 

 tie a rope in the tail, pass it throug'h the ring- alluded to, 

 and pull on the rope at 4. This will raise his foot in a posi- 

 tion to shoe it without dang-er to either the horse or the 

 smith, as the man who holds the rope can set down the foot 

 and take it up at pleasure. When the shoe is driven on, 

 either clinch it pulled back or loosen the rope at the neck 

 and draw it up till the foot comes in a position to clinch it 



