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HORSESHOEING. 



Fig. 91. 



In lifting the left hind foot the animal should be gently 

 stroked back as far as the angle of the hip, against which the 

 left hand is placed for support, while the right hand strokes the 

 limb down to the middle of the cannon, which it grasps from 

 behind. While the left hand presses the animal's weight over 



towards the right side, 

 the right hand loosens 

 the foot and carries it 

 forward and outward 

 from the body so that 

 the limb is bent at the 

 hock. The holder then 

 turns his body towards 

 the right, brings his 

 left leg' against the an- 

 terior surface of the 

 fetlock- joint, and car- 

 ries the foot backward, 

 at which time his left 

 arm passes over the 

 horse's croup and 

 above and to the inner 

 side of the hock. 

 Finally, both hands 

 encompass the long 

 pastern. 



If the right feet 

 are to be raised, the 

 process is simply 

 reversed. 



In raising the feet no unnecessary pain should be inflicted 

 by pinching, squeezing, or lifting a limb too high. The wise 

 sheer avoids all unnecessary clamor and disturbance; quiet, 

 rapid, painless methods avail much more. In dealing with 

 young horses the feet should not be kept lifted too long; let 



Proper position for holding a front foot. 



