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horse, just back of the arm, are the fifth and sixth 

 rings. You have prepared another strap fifteen feet 

 in length, and one inch wide. One end of this strap 

 is buckled on the fifth ring, also a small strap eight 

 inches in length, with one ring attached. This is 

 buckled around the ankle of right forward leg, ring 

 on outside. The other end of fifteen feet strap 

 passes through the ring at the pastern, and brought 

 up through the sixth over the horse's back. All is 

 now in readiness for handling your horse. 



You are standing on the left side of your horse. 

 Take up the l^ft fore foot, and bend his knee till his 

 hoof is bottom upward, and nearly touching his 

 body ; the strap hanging to the third ring is brought 

 around the ankle and buckled. The left foot is now 

 secured, and leaves your horse standing on three 

 feet, and in your power. You are standing on the 

 the left side of your horse. Grasp the bridle-rein on 

 the left side of the horse's neck, six inches from the 

 bits. Eeach over the horse's back with your right, 

 holding the strap that comes from the opposite foot ; 

 bear against his shoulder till you cause him to move. 

 As soon as he lifts his foot, your pulling with 

 your right will raise it in the same position as his 

 left, and he will have to come on his knees. Keep 

 the strap tight in your right hand, so that he cannot 

 straighten his leg if he rises up. Hold him in this 

 position aad turn his head towards you ; bear against 

 his side with your shoulder, not hard, but with a 

 steady, equal pressure, and in about ten minutes he 



