. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 2^4 BAD HABITS OF THE HORSEL lings. Properly managed you will seldom fail in breaking up this habit in from four to six days. Horses U^ly to Shoe in Front.—Take the short web, put it on the foot (at the fetlock) you wish to handle, pass it over the back from the opposite side; now pull the foot up and hold it there until the animal ceases its efforts to get it away, ^hen tap lightly with a hammer upon the foot increasing th
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 2^4 BAD HABITS OF THE HORSEL lings. Properly managed you will seldom fail in breaking up this habit in from four to six days. Horses U^ly to Shoe in Front.—Take the short web, put it on the foot (at the fetlock) you wish to handle, pass it over the back from the opposite side; now pull the foot up and hold it there until the animal ceases its efforts to get it away, ^hen tap lightly with a hammer upon the foot increasing the force of the blow gradually, until he will allow you to strike upon the foot as hard as may be necessary ; then let the foot down, pick it up with the hand; if he resist, draw it up again with the web; and so repeat until he yields it readily and willingly. Usually the animal submits his foot in a very short time, unless he becomes excited by rough usage. Striking*.—Some horses have an ugly practice of striking with their front feet. To break up this habit take the cord, put the small end in the mouth, and jerk him from one side to the other; he will try to strike you, but he fails to do so if you give him sufficient length of cord; he soon finds he is overmatched, and yields to you readily. By using the long foot-strap or web, placed around the near fore foot, then passed under the girth and carried back, having an assistant at the animal's head to lead him, as soon as he steps pull up the foot, let it drop and. THB LONO rOOT-STRAP. pull it up again at the next effort to step or strike. This teaches him that he cannot use the foot as he would like, and he ceases to make the effort Balking.—This is the most aggravating of all the habits to which the horse is subject: it tries the patience of man to the utmost; yet, by patience and perseverance, with proper management, even this habit can be broken up. It is rarely we find a balky horse which is not a good one. They a
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