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from the right side to the left underneath the 

 tongue, and when the fingers reach the left side 

 of the tongue, pass the fingers and hand upward, 

 between the. tongue and molars, with the back 

 part of the hand turned towards the tongue and 

 the palm of the hand turned towards the molars, 

 allowing the thumb to protrude upwards. By 

 placing your hand in that position you prevent 

 the horse from pressing his tongue against the 

 float. The file is used by the right hand and di- 

 rected with the flat side of the base of the thumb. 



The Easiest Method of Floating the Teeth. 



Instruct your assistant to hold the horse's 

 head steady, pass the float alongside of either 

 upper molars or the outside, or alongside of the 

 inside edges of the lower molars, take the handle 

 of the float in your right or left hand — depending, 

 of course, which side of the jaw teeth you are go- 

 ing to float — place the file alongside of the first, 

 second and third molars, and after you have the 

 float in the proper position, take hold of the han- 

 dle with both hands and work the float along the 

 first, second and third molars, and after you have 

 the float in the proper position, take hold of the 

 handle with both hands and work the float along 

 the edges of all six grinders. Kemember, while 

 working the float in that manner, not to steer it 

 in another direction, and work on the gums or 

 on the table surface. The moment you begin to 

 work the float on the gums the horse will resist 

 your operation. Allowing the float to steer on the 

 table surface, you will find it to be a very difficult 

 proposition to float the teeth, as the horse will 

 have an opportunity to come down on the file 

 and cause the movement of the float to stop until 



