TRAINING OF HORSES. 91 
‘on three legs, until you are confident that you have 
completely discouraged him. See that the cord is well 
down on the neck, and draw up tightly on the rope and 
tie-with a halfhitch. (See Figure 13.) Never keep the 
head tied down in this manner more than two or three 
minutes at atime. If you are not through, loosen up 
and tie again. Take a hammer and strike a few times 
upon the foot which is strapped up, at the same time 
handling it. When he grows quiet let down the foot 
and take up the off fore-foot, by throwing the webbing 
over the neck, tying it, and drawing up; then hammer 
that-foot in the same manner until he allows you to hold 
it without trying to get'it away, then let it down. This 
will do for horses which strike while being: shod -for- 
ward, provided the “ Bridle” is kept drawn tight. For 
kickers, an additional precaution is required. Take the 
« short foot-strap,” tie it around the near hind-leg, about 
six inches above the fetlock, (where the blacksmith usu- 
ally takes hold of the leg,) with a slip-noose knot. Take 
a short hold with the left hand upon the “ Bridle,” loosen 
it, and, with the right hand upon the foot-strap, pull him 
around two or three times. Have some other person 
hold him now by the head, and step back and pull upon 
the foot-strap, backward, sideways, etc.. In an experi- 
ence, during our travels, with thousands of vicious 
horses, we found but three horses which the above plan 
did not bring to perfect submission. Those were brought 
to terms by taking the “long foot-strap,” tying it 
around the neck with a slip-noose knot, (placing it well 
