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turn him into a loose -box if one is available where 

 he can have freedom to roam about in all directions. 



HOW TO GO UP TO A HORSE IN A STALL. 



No person should go up to a horse in a stall 

 without first warning- him of the intention by speak- 

 ing to him, such as — " Steady, boy ! " or '* Get over ! " 

 A groom should never attempt to go up while the 

 horse is moving across to the other side of the stall, 

 but should always wait until he is perfectly steady, 

 and he will seldom or never kick. The groom should 

 always walk straight up to the horse and avoid dodg- 

 ing suddenly about him, for scarcely anything will 

 impart the idea of nervousness so quickly as this, 

 and unless he is a very quiet horse, "that a child 

 may manage" — to use the popular expression — he 

 may take advantage by letting out suddenly behind 

 just when he is least expected to do so. 



PULLING ON THE HALTER AND CASTING IN 



THE STALL. 



When a colt pulls on the halter a rope should be 

 tied across behind him from pillar to pillar ; the colt 

 should be severely punished when he leans back upon 

 it, and he will generally discontinue the habit in the 

 course of a few days. Casting in the stall is quite 

 incurable. The only remedy is to turn horses ad- 

 dicted to this habit into a loose-box, where they can 

 roll about in perfect freedom. 



