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surcingle or girth of harness, and lead him around a 

 few steps on three legs. As soon as he finds that it is 

 impossible for him to get his foot down, he will give up. 

 Eemove the pressure and continue to handle the foot 

 by rubbing the leg and pounding on the foot 



How often when in blacksmith shops and livery 

 stables, do we see men go to a horse to take his front 

 foot up by either hammering on the shins or pulling on 

 the fetlock; that is a very bad way to take up the foot. 

 If it is the near front foot that you want taken up, 

 simply put j^our left hand on the horse's shoulder and 

 press against it a little; this throws the weight of the 

 horse on the opposite side, and the near foot will almost 

 come up of its own accord. How simple, yet how 

 many have ever thoug-ht of it. All ordinary cases bad 

 to shoe will submit in fr.m ten to fifteen minutes. 

 Always use the foot strap and rope in connection with 

 this method of subjection. 



If you have a horse that is not vicious in his re- 

 sistance, all that is necessary is to put the 

 First Form A\'ar Bridle on, and give him a few pulls 

 to the right and left, or if that is not severe enough, 

 put on the Pulley Bridle, and jerk him a few times 

 with that, and he will submit readily to have his feet 

 handled. I think it is an imposition upon the black- 

 smiths for farmers to take their colts into a black- 



