fRAlNlNG THE horse;. g;f 



say to the horse " Take up your foot," and tighten the 

 rope. After a few futile kicks he will give it up and 

 offer no further resistance. If a horse is very vicious 

 to shoe , always use my Eureka bridle in connection 

 with the other. 



THROWING AND SUBDUING A HORSE. 



For throwing horses and letting them down there 

 are a great many different methods to-day before the 

 American horse owner that are used for a purpose. I 



POSITION OF THROWN HORSE. 



do not approve of them all, although we must have 

 different methods for diffferent horses. The safest 

 one I have yet discovered is to place a strap on the 

 horse's off front leg. Tie a rope into the ring in this 

 strap, and bring the rope up over the horse's back. 

 Draw this foot up to his body. Take this rope in 

 your right hand, and in your left hand take the horse's 

 halter. Pull the horse's head towards you and press 

 against the body, saying " Lie down." Unless he is a 

 very strong and powerful brute, a man weighing one 

 hundred and thirty pounds can throw a horse in from 



