. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. The Groioing Stock 295 to lead, but if somewhat stubborn, a rope may be passed back through the halter ring, and a loop dropped over the rump and placed so that it will strike the colt in the thighs. If this is pulled upon rather than the halter, the colt will usually walk up without any great trouble. If the colt is tied up, a rope should be passed through its halter, and around the belly, and tied in that manner. Then when he pulls upon it, it will tighten around his belly, and pull there instead of on his head. Very often if thi
. Western live-stock management . Livestock; Range management. The Groioing Stock 295 to lead, but if somewhat stubborn, a rope may be passed back through the halter ring, and a loop dropped over the rump and placed so that it will strike the colt in the thighs. If this is pulled upon rather than the halter, the colt will usually walk up without any great trouble. If the colt is tied up, a rope should be passed through its halter, and around the belly, and tied in that manner. Then when he pulls upon it, it will tighten around his belly, and pull there instead of on his head. Very often if this is not done, the head will become bruised when the colt struggles. TRIMMING THE HOOFS Trimming the colt's hoofs is a task which is often neglected. The horn grows out and part of it breaks off, so that the foot sets on the __ ground unevenly and as the bones are soft and cartilagi- nous at this time, a crooked leg or deformed foot results. This may be avoided by trim- ming the hoof occasionally, so that it will set level. To do this, take up the foot, and trim off the surplus horn with a pair of hoof nippers, a heavy knife, or rasp. Round off the edges so that there is less tendency for the hoof to break. Handle the colt gently at first, and if he struggles to get his foot down, talk gently to him and pet him, but do not release the foot. If he gets his foot away a few times he. Fig. 31. — Tools for Trimming Horse's Feet. will. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Potter, E. L. (Ermine Lawrence), 1884-; Kennedy, Carl N; Samson, George Roy; Nelson, Oran Milton. New York : Macmillan Company
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