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draw it up again with the web ; and so repeat .antil 

 he yields it readily and willingly. Usually th6 

 animal submits his foot in a very short time, 

 unless he becomes excited by rough usage. 



THB LONG FOOT-STRAP. 



STRl KING. 



Some horses have an ugly practice of striking 

 with their front feet. To break up this habit 

 take the cord, put the small end in the mouth, 

 and jerk him from one side to the other ; he will 

 try to strike you, but he fails to do so if you give 

 him sufficient length of cord ; he soon finds he is 

 overmatched, and yields to you readily. By 

 using the long foot-strap or web, placed around 

 the near forefoot, then passed under the girth, 

 and carried back, having an assistant at tho iiai- 

 mal's head to lead him, as soon as he step", pull 

 up the foot, let it drop and pull it up again at 

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