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therefore other simpler means must be had 

 recourse to. Here is one of the simplest. Let a 

 hobble be put around the fetlock of the animal, and 

 let the D of the hobble be attached b}- a rope to the tail. 

 A long rope should now be passed through the same, 

 and held on either side by assistants. Sometimes 

 Rarey's leg strap is of service for the fore feet. 



Instead of using a hobble, a noosed rope can be 

 used to fix the tail and fetlock in position. 



In following this plan the chief difficulty is that 

 concerned with holding the ropes. Two or three 

 strong men, however, will generally be able to do the 

 work. If you have no such persons at hand, then 

 pass the ropes (without tying) around posts, so as to 

 give increased leverage. 



It is seldom that a horse causes much inconvenience 

 while his fore feet are being shod, and even should he 

 do so, there is little trouble in dealing with him. 



Whether a horse shall become liable to forge vice 

 depends largely upon the " first shoeing." The animal 

 soon learns to know the farrier's shop, and his 

 experience of " shoeing," whether pleasant or other- 

 wise, guides his likes or his dislikes of it, and his 

 future conduct in consequence. 



