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Another, and more difficult presentation, is that in which the 

 hips or hock joints can be felt, and the feet are doubled back 

 under the young. If the hocks can be felt try to pass a rope 

 under them, and, by pulling on the ropes and pushing against 

 the body of the young, you may be able to straighten the legs ; 

 and then deliver as in the case already given in which the hind 

 feet came first. The thing usually used for pushing a colt back 

 is an iron made in the form of a fork, the ends of which are 

 made large and rounded to prevent injuring the animals. But 

 another convenient way, when the animal is lying down, is to 

 remove your boot, roll up the pants, and insert the foot against 

 the colt, and then pull, or have some one pull, on the ropes. If 

 you fail in straightening the legs as you likely will then cut 

 the legs off at the hocks, the best instrument for which is a 

 chain saw; but as this will not likely be attainable on account 

 of its being very expensive, a small saw, such as is used by 

 carpenters for sawing in a circle, can be used by breaking the 

 'end off, and nicely rounding the broken end to prevent injury. 

 When the legs are cut off get a hook in the thighs and get them 

 straightened back into the passage, and then take it away. Care 

 must be exercised in using hooks, or they will loose their hold 

 and greatly injure or ruin the mother. If you fail in this, cut 

 through the bones between the hind legs and endeavor to re- 

 move an entire hind leg, and then you may be able to take the 

 young away. 



Still another malpresentation is when the fore feet are in the 

 passage, and the head doubled back over the shoulder. Pull- 

 ing in such a case will do much harm, as it is impossible to de- 

 liver the young until its position is changed. Apply some cords 

 or small ropes to the fetlocks, and then push the colt back into 

 the cavity, and endeavor to straighten the head. If you can ac- 

 complish this, it is an easy matter in most cases to take the 

 young away. 



Sometimes one fore leg is presented, and the other back with 

 the head ; or the head may be thrown down between the fore legs ; 

 or the head protruding, and both legs thrown back along the 

 belly. The treatment is the same as in other cases. If it can 



