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frighten so that it would excite inclination to pull away. By being 

 careful at first but little difficulty will be experienced in making any 

 ordinary colt submit the feet to be taken up and hammered upon as 

 desired. Should the colt be so wild or vicidus as to resist the War 

 Bridle, subject to Second Method until so dizzy and helpless that 

 he stops turning. 



While the head is still tied around, as before, rest one hand 

 upon the hip, pass the other quickly from the gambrel down to the 

 fetlock, and lift the foot forward. If submitted to, 1 but little more need 



Fio. 257.— Pulling the Fool Back while Controlled with the War Bridle. 



be done ; but if resisted, send around again until helpless, when the 

 effort should be repeated. If submitted to, untie the halter and re- 

 peat the handling. Sometimes, after the head is given freedom and 

 the dizziness passes off, the colt may, unexpectedly, kick violently. 

 To avoid being struck, stand well forward, and far enough out from 

 the hip to be out of range of the foot, and, as before, while balancing 

 the body by resting the left hand upon the hip, with the right cau- 

 tiously, but firmly, lift the foot forward. Should the colt kick 

 now, the hand will simply be carried back with the foot without 

 doing harm. When the foot is freely submitted, step forwa/d 

 so as to come well under the hip, bringing the foot upon the 

 knees. If in this position he kicks, the foot will simply be thrown 

 out and back from the knees, so that there will be no danger of ac- 



