78 THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



first on his liind feet. Now put the strap around his fet- 

 lock. Be verv careful not to 2*et him excited. Put the end 

 throug'h the buckle before raising his foot. Now you gen- 

 tly raise his foot up, and have your man at the same time 

 draw the strap throug-h the buckle as tig-htly as possible. 

 Now buckle it and put the end of the strap under the leather 

 loop. Now let him down — don't be uneasy about him g*et 

 ting- hurt. Let him fig-ht until he will let you handle his 

 foot. Now put the shoe on and complete the job before let- 

 ting" his foot down. If he will not allow you handle his feet, 

 walk him around in the shop on three leg's. He will g-et so 

 tired that he will stand better than any gentle horse will. 

 On the other foot you will not have so much trouble, and 

 after 3^ou get used to it you can put the strap on alone in 

 two minutes. Use it only on bad horses and on those that 

 try to jerk away from 3'ou, for it will not hurt them, and it 

 will not take so much time to do the job. And best of all, 

 you will not endanger 3'our life by being jerked all over the 

 shop.— jB^E. K. W. 



Stocks or Swings for Shoeing Kicking Horses and Mules. 



We have a swing which we made for shoeing kicking 

 mules and horses, and it works to perfection. It can be 

 kept in any shop, and when not wanted will not be in the 

 wa3^ We keep ours over the shoeing floor. The swing has 

 no frame against Avhich a horse might strike and be bruised. 

 The cost of this swing is not more than ten or twelve dollars. 

 The belts or aprons are made of heavy canvas, and it is 

 better to double the canvas. 



Fig. 54, of the accomxDanying engravings, represents the 

 breast belt, A. It is 10 inches Avide and 4 feet long, with a 

 ring fastening each end, the chain in each ring being 12 

 inches long. On one side of this belt, about four inches 



