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doing this is as follows : — ^Tie up one of the forelegs 

 to the surcingle, then, having fixed a rope on the tail, 

 pull the head backwards towards the rings on the pad 

 of the surcingle, the latter being meanwhile kept in its 

 place with a crupper. One virtue of this method 

 of throwing is that it can be carried out by two men. 



The operation known as " genthng " consists in 

 now passing the hand over different farts of the limbs 

 and body of the animal ; the object of all this is to 

 make the muscles as supple as possible, and become 

 acquainted with the handling of the different parts. 



Haltering Colts.— If your colts are ''running 

 out," you win have to drive them into an enclosure — • 

 such as a fold, yard, or the like — ^before you will be able 

 to halt€r them. Having done this, provide yourself 

 with an ordinary rope halter, which you will find the 

 most suitable for your purpose. If you cannot get 

 near enough the colt to fix the halter on with your 

 hands, you cannot do better than follow a plan 

 which I have seen farm servants make frequent 

 use of. Twist the halter around the end of a pole, 

 and let the free end also rest on the pole, quite lightly. 

 By this means you will be able to place the part of 



