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when cutting the tail the Une should appear to 

 run upwards towards his ears so : — 



Diagram XIII 



otherwise directly he starts walking it would hang 

 thus : — 



Diagram XIV 



A horse doesn't mind a few hairs being pulled at 

 a time, but the tail gets naturally a little tender 

 if too much is done at one sitting. 



The best rule is to set aside one day a week 

 for improvements. In that way the tail is kept 



