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molars. Should this not have the desired effect, 

 cut off some of the lower first crushing tooth on 

 the side opposite to which he turns his head, that 

 is, if the horse pulls or turns his head to the right 

 side, cut the tooth on the left side, and, of course, 

 the reverse if the horse carries his head to the 

 left side. 



Working on a Horse's Hind Legs Before 

 Taking Him to a Shop to be Shod. 



Get a foot strap, then take a rope ten feet 

 long and one-half inch thick, and a round stick 

 eight inches long and as thick as an ordinary 

 broom handle. Now take your strap and buckle it 

 around the horse's hind leg below the fetlock joint. 

 Pass the rope through the ring on the strap and 

 make, a large slip knot in the end of the rope which 

 you have passed through the ring. Take the stick 

 and lay it directly across the center of the horse's 

 tail below the last joint and double the tail up over 

 the stick, and pass the slip knot over the stick and 

 tail, drawing the loop tight. Take your stand at 

 least six feet behind the horse, pick up the other 

 end of the rope, begin to pull, and at the same time 

 say to your horse, "Raise your foot, sir!" You 

 will find that he will struggle hard to extract his 

 foot, but pay no attention to that ; keep pulling on 

 the rope until he is satisfied that he cannot put his 

 foot on the ground. After he stops struggling 

 and finds that he cannot place his foot down, have 

 your assistant walk up to the side of the horse's 

 hind leg and with a short stick or hammer tap 

 the bottom of the horse's hoof, as though he were 

 going to drive a nail in the foot. At first tap the 

 hoof lightly so as not to excite the horse too much. 

 Then slacken the rope and allow the foot to come 



