EXERCISES IN HANDLING 6i 



rope backwards towards the quarters as before. It is 

 advisable to put on the halter-twitch when adopting 

 this method. Further, you must remember, 

 when " tying off," to draw the hind limbs well 

 forwards. 



Method III. — ^There is still another simple enough 

 method of throwing colts, which you may adopt if 

 you like. 



Put a hobble around each hind fetlock of the 

 animal. Then take a couple of stoutish ropes, neither 

 of them less than eight yards long. On an end of each 

 of these make a noose as before, and hitch the nooses 

 around each fore fetlock. Next pass the free end of 

 each rope through the D's of the hobbles, from within 

 to without. Having done this, we have now a long 

 free end of rope on the near and off sides of the animal. 

 Nothing now remains, indeed, but to throw him. The 

 direction of pulling in this case is " forwards," i.e., 

 towards the head. Having hitched a rope around 

 the near fore arm, pull this firmly to the off- 

 side. If you follow this method, you must remember 

 to throw the horse on soft ground. In order to 

 safeguard against other risks, which will be obvious, 

 you must also put on the twitch, and have the animal 



