BAD TO SHOE. 



CHAPTEE VII. 



The habit of resisting having the feet taken up 

 and submitted to restraint for shoeing is like most 

 other habits to which the horse is subject, caused bj 

 ignorant, bad treatment. By a little patience, it is 

 seldom that the most sensitive colt cannot be made 

 to submit the feet to be handled and pounded upon 

 as desired. And once done, it can always be done, 

 ■unless there is some special cause for disturbance. 



There are some horses that are so wild and nery- 

 ous that they will resist any ordinary good manage- 

 ment. When we have horses of this kind, or horses 

 that are old or confirmed in the habit, it will be 

 necessary to use some of our methods of subjection. 

 Our treatment for a horse extremely bad to shoe is bm 

 follows : 



Put the Pulley Breaking Bridle on the horse 

 as described under Subjection, and while the pressure 

 is on, if his hind feet are bad to shoe, buckle 

 a foot strap with a ring in it around the 



