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carefully, be very uniform in your words and acts ; 

 now take the other end of your strap, gently pass it 

 back between the forward legs, bring it through to 

 the left side ; now lay it over his back ; with your 

 right hand under his chest, you can draw it through 

 again to the left side ; now place the end np into the 

 loop around the neck — you will now find your strap 

 crossed just back of the left fore-arm — gently raise 

 the left foot, and lay it into the strap that comes be- 

 tween the legs — the outside strap is wound around 

 the ankle ; now take the end that is passed through 

 the loop around the neck in your right hand, your 

 left holding the colt by the head ; you will see that 

 you have the foot secure, with no possible chance to 

 injure himself in the least, as the whole strain comes 

 over the back, and around the neck; let the colt 

 stand until he attempts to free the foot, but if you 

 hold him firm, he will soon find it useless, and give 

 up, and yield his foot to you ; the moment that he 

 yields, and not till then, relieve him. You have now 

 fully convinced him that you are not going to hurt 

 him, and that he cannot get his foot from you ; you 

 will have no more trouble with that foot. Now try 

 the right foot in the same manner ; handle each one 

 thoroughly ; remember that it is just as necessary to 

 handle the fore feet as the hind ones, for a horse that 

 is vicious to shoe forward is more dangerous than one 

 that is bad behind. Now handle the hind feet. 

 Have the strap around the . neck, and between the 

 fore legs, as before, and carry it back through the 



