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VETEKINAEY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 



biter mnst be gagged with a wooden bit made for the purpose, so large 

 that he cannot close his mouth. 



Of course there is no difficulty in handling the leg of a quiet horse or 

 colt, and by constantly working from the neck down to the fetlock, you 

 may do what you j^lease. But many horses, and even colts, have a most 

 dangerous trick of striking out with their fore-legs. There is no better 

 protection against this than a cart-wheel. The wheel may either be used 

 loose, or the animal may be led up to a cart loaded with hay, when the 



Fig. 54. 

 Horse with Rarey's Strap No. 1 in position. 



horse-tamer can work under the cart through one of the wheels, while 

 the colt is nibbling the load. 



Having, then, so far soothed a colt that he will permit you to take 

 up his legs without resistance, take the strap No. 1, pass the tongue 

 through the loop under the buckle so as to form a noose, slip it over the 

 near fore-leg and draw it close up to the pastern-joint, and fasten it as 

 represented in the engraving (Fig. 54.) But you must not be rash in 

 lifting the leg, and employ but little force in doing so. It is better to 



