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comes in tlie stable, she is so sore that she will lie 

 down near]}'- all the time." 



" You will find it will bother us some to get these 

 horses to work on. Their owners are afraid we will 

 spoil them." 



" We can buy them." 



" Wo do not want the horses. The best way I have 

 found is to hold ourselves responsible for the horse. 

 There is no risk to run caused by the work we will do 

 on them This saves their lives many times." 



"All rigfht; that we will do. I will have a horse 

 before night." 



Business was hurried up in tlie shop. We got the 

 six-year-old mare. She was ow^ned by Mr. Westlake. 

 By holding ourselves responsible for one hundred and' 

 fifty dollars if she did not come out all right, we got 

 full control of her. She was fed and kept in Joe's 

 barn. 



The next day after my arrival we were at work on 

 a horse. Only one bill was put up, and that was in 

 Joe's shop. This work was commenced in Auburn 

 city over eight years previous to the date of this book. 

 This mare was badly off her base on all of her feet. 

 On her hind legs above her ankles were large air-puffs. 

 The woik on this mare was done all at one time; that 

 is, her feet were all prepared and expanded at one 

 time. • She was changred back to natural at once ; that 

 is, the cause was removed. Mr. Westlake was to see 

 this work done. I well knew it would not do to let 

 him see it. It would have brought the whole town 

 down on us. After the feet were prepared they were 

 all made soft. 



