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the leo-s with the pole, as directed in the lesson for breaking 

 the colt. When he submits to being handled all over with the 

 pole, and before untying his head from his tail, pick up his leg, 

 and if he should kick, give him a little more whirling round, 

 which will make him giddy and will finally conquer him. 



When traveling through Pennsylvania, I came across a horse 

 that was considered impossible to shoe while standing on his 

 feet. 



The only way this horse could be shod was by thowing him 

 down and strapping him. All the known methods of subduing 

 the horse had been resorted to, in a vain endeavor to quiet and 

 subdue him so he could be shod. I was approached by the owner 

 and asked if I could break him to be shod. I answered « Yes.'* 

 He then offered to pay me 25dols. to break him so two shoes could 

 be placed on his hind feet. This happened just before the hour 

 for the assembling of my class. 



Immediately after my class met, I asked several of them if 

 they thought the owner of this horse would pay me the amount 

 he had promised, in case I succeeded in the undertaking, to which 

 they replied, rt We think he will." 



Then I invited the owner to bring in Fhs horse, which he did, 

 and in less than fifteen minutes the blacksmith had one shoe on, 

 at which the owner remarked : 



" There's twelve dollars and a half gone to the devil." 



I don't know whether he meant I was the devil, or whether he 

 thought he was foolish for making me the proposition to pay 

 25dols. for putting on two shoes. I soon had the other shoe on 

 and he paid me the 25dols., for which I thanked him and pro- 

 ceeded with the lesson. 



We have found many horses fully as hard to shoe as the one we 

 have mentioned, but never have we been as well paid as we were for 

 this particular one, which was at the rate of 50dols. a set, and 

 second-hand shoes at that ! 



