32 THB HORSB. 



and the more you fondle him and reconcile him to you the better. His 

 head, tail, and legs should now be handled with freedom, caressing and 

 talking to him all the while. If he has hitherto resisted shoeing, hand- 

 le all his legs with a view to accomplish it, and if he attempts to resist, 

 continue till you subdue him, speaking to him with a voice of authority. 

 If he is a bad kicker you may be obliged to confine his fore-legs; and 

 with them tied, you may spend an hour in handling his legs, tapping 

 the hoofs with your hammer — all this to be done in a firm, measiured. 

 soothing manner; only now and then if he resists, cry as you paralyze 

 him with the ropes. Whoa, in a determined manner. It is by this con- 

 tinued soothing and handling that you establish confidence between you 

 and the horse. After patting him as much as you deem needful, say 

 for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, you may encourage him to rise. 

 Some horses will require a good deal of helping, and it may be necessarj'- 

 to draw out their fore-legs before them. The handling of colts in this 

 condition, particularly requires caution. A colt tormented by flies wUl 

 kick forward nearly up to the fore-legs. If a horse, unstrapped, at- 

 tempts to rise, you may easily stop him by taking hold of a fore-leg and 

 doubling it back to the strapped position. If by chance he should be 

 too quick, don't resist, for it is an essential principle of this system nev- 

 er to enter into a contest with a horse unless you are certain to be victo- 

 rious. In all these operations you must be calm, and never m a hurry, 

 or in a passion." 



HOW TO GIVE MEDICINE. 



Electuaries. A medical compound of powders, or other ingredients, 

 mixed with honey, or syrup, and made a little thicker than honey, is 

 called an electuary. These are easily given by rubbing on the tongue 

 or teeth, from which the animal at once licks them, and swallows them 

 with the saliva. 



"When necesssary to give only a very small quantity of medicine it 

 may be dropped or poured upon the tongue. 



Injections. Several instuments have been made with the false no- 

 tion that it is best to force liquids into the intestines of the animal. Ex- 

 perience has shown that the best instrument to be used for this purpose 

 is a Gamgee's funnel. It is a straight tin tube about a foot long, ta- 

 pered and rounded off at the smaller end, bent at the opposite end at 

 right angles. This end supports a funnel about a half dozen inches 

 deep and as many across. Always thoroughly oil before using, and af- 



