8ti THE HORSE EDUCATOR. 



is submitted without resistance. But if your 

 subject is very bad, take a strap or rope about 

 twelve feet long, and tie one end of it in a loop 

 around bis neck where the collar rests, pass the 

 other end back between the fore legs and around 

 the near hind leg below the fetlock, thence back 

 between the legs and through the loop around 

 the neck. Now step in front of the horse, and 

 take a firm hold of the rope or strap, and give a 

 quick pull upon it which will bring the foot for- 

 ward, pull the foot as far forward as you can 

 which will give you the more advantage. The 

 horse will try to free the foot by kicking. Hold 

 the head firmly with the left hand, and with the 

 other hold the strap firmly. Stand right up to 

 the horse's shoulder, and whirl him about you, 

 which you can easily do while he struggles to 

 free himself. As soon as he yields, handle the 

 foot gently, and then let up on it a Httle, and so 

 continue till he will let you handle the foot 

 without resistance. It may be necessary to 



