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BAD TO SHOE. 



colts submit to be ridden, led, or handled, is very remarkable ; and 

 in no respect is it greater than in allowing the feet to be taken up and 

 handled. Pull right and left sharply a few times with the War Bri- 

 dle* or sufficiently to make the colt come around without being 

 pulled upon ; then step back, holding the cord rather tight, pass the 

 right hand lightly down the hip and leg to the fetlock, and lift the 

 foot gently ; at the same time, with the left hand, press hard 

 against the hip, so as to throw the weight of the body upon the op- 

 posite leg, which will enable taking up the foot more easily. If sen- 

 sitive, lift it but a few inches at first, and then let it rest again upon 

 the ground ; then again slide the hand lightly down the limb, and 

 lift a little higher than before, repeating until in a position to rest 

 upon the knees with the gambrel under the arm. With the right 



Fig. 256.— As the Horse will Stand after Treatment. 



hand hammer the foot lightly, put it down and take it up a few 

 times, then stop and caress. , 



This point made, bring the foot gently forward, in position as if 

 to clinch down the nails. Should the colt at any time jerk or pull 

 the foot away, let go and give a few sharp pulls with the cord, and 

 go on as before until the foot can be taken up and hammered upon 

 as desired. The opposite foot must be treated in the same way. 

 To take up the fore foot, rest the left hand upon the shoulder, pass 

 the right lightly down the limb to the fetlock, and at the instant of 

 lifting the foot, as before explained, with the other hand press upon 

 the shoulder to throw the weight upon the opposite leg, which will 

 relax the, near one, and make it easy to be taken up. Take up arid 

 let down a few times, tapping it lightly, and repeat until it can be 

 pounded upon quite hard ; then bring forward upon the knees, and 

 proceed the same as before. The. foot should not be held at any 

 time so long, or grasped so awkwardly, as to produce fatigue, or 



