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teeth from the first molars. The wolf tooth ex- 

 tractor is used to extract the wolf teeth after 

 separating the wolf teeth with the wolf tooth sep- 

 arator. The molar cutter is used to cut off the 

 long jaw teeth that project above the other mol- 

 ars, and the molar extractor is used to extract the 

 split and decayed jaw teeth. 



How to hold the Horse's Head While Operat- 

 ing on the Teeth. 



Your horse should be backed in a narrow 

 stall and some friend assist you in this operation. 

 Have your assistant place his right hand upon 

 the horse's neck, a few inches back of his ears, 

 and place his left hand on the nasal peak, about 

 three or four inches above the nostrils. Give your 

 assistant instructions to hold the horse's head as 

 steady as possible. Now, should the horse begin 

 to fight while you are operating on his mouth, 

 tell your assistant to take hold of the horse's left 

 ear as close to the head as possible, with his right 

 hand, and twist the ear slightly. The more the 

 horse resists your efforts, the more your assistant 

 should twist the ear. The horse will in a very 

 short time learn that when he moves his head he 

 will be punished for it. A twitch is a very good 

 instrument to place on the ear, but on the other 

 hand I am not a great believer in it, as it acts too 

 severely on the ear. You may do more harm to 

 the ear by the use of the twitch than you would 

 do good to the teeth. 



Tin's halter is especially made for dental 

 operations. This halter consists of a leather- 

 covered iron loop (see cut) fifteen inches long 

 and nine inches wide, with a single pole strap and 

 a ring on each side for the tie ropes. The pole 

 strap is two inches of heavy leather with numer- 



