72 THE horse's eescue. 



I will bid Kit good-bye. I told her owner that if I 

 saw or heard of those mutilators, blisterers, rowel- 

 ers, and butchers at her again, I would *'go for 

 them." 



Reader, do not think all of these sufferers are to be 

 cured like this mare; if you do, you will make a mis- 

 take. No matter what '^ the}^ ^^J?" giy^ your atten- 

 tion and learn. After the cause is removed on them 

 by working on the feet, they must have work and ex- 

 ercise or they cannot be changed back to natural, no 

 matter how long or sliort standing. All must be 

 changed back and come in harmony of action, as their 

 creator made them, or no cure wuU be effected. They 

 must be balanced on all four feet, their weight equal- 

 ized on each foot and in center of each foot. The 

 structure of every foot must be in its proper place and 

 balanced in the center. Standing with his feet all in a 

 huddle under his belly, with his head down, and 

 asleep, you could take a natural horse by the tail and 

 rock him as you cc^uld a chair with rockers on it and not 

 move his feet or strain him or hurt him in any way on 

 cords or tendons. He can rear up and stand on his 

 hind legs straight ; kick up straight and not hurt him. 

 I have watched the colt stand for hours balanced 

 in this way asleep. If he had not been balanced in 

 center, he cou]d not stand in that position asleep. 

 The stiff horse can stand and sleep if his hind legs are 

 not shoved too far forward under his belly by lever and 

 contraction, and by being run over, something as a 

 sawhorse stands ; but he has no action, and he is 

 obliged to stand in this way, or not stand at alh li 



