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gentleness and kindness. Any deviation from this 

 rule often causes the colt to resist all eflForts to 

 shoe it. Particularly is this the case wi^h the hind 

 feet. The habit once established, requires the 

 utmost care and perseverance to overcome the 

 evil. Ordinary cases of resistance while shoeing 

 may be brought to terms by the use of the cord 

 alone. To do this, put the small loop over the undei 

 jaw, pass it over the neck, and through the looj 

 upon the opposite side, draw the cord tight, anu 

 take a half-hitch ; you will then take up the foot. 

 Should he resist, slip the hitch, and give him a 

 few quick jerks upon the cord, and then renew 

 the hitch. If he still refuses to let you have the 

 foot, repeat the operation. If he then resists, 

 put a collar around his neck, slip the long web 

 through the collar, carry it back, and around the 

 fetlock of the foot you wish to handle, bring it 



