. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. ^ KICKING WHILE SHOEING. rks 283 him up, and he is ready to hitch up for the start. This arrangement dors not interfere materially with his travelling, yet it reproves him whenever he attempts to kick, and he soon gives up the habit. Kicking^ While Shoeing.—This, Uke most other habits, is brought on by bad management. The colt, upon first entering the shoeing shop, should be used with the greatest gentlenesis and kindness.
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. ^ KICKING WHILE SHOEING. rks 283 him up, and he is ready to hitch up for the start. This arrangement dors not interfere materially with his travelling, yet it reproves him whenever he attempts to kick, and he soon gives up the habit. Kicking^ While Shoeing.—This, Uke most other habits, is brought on by bad management. The colt, upon first entering the shoeing shop, should be used with the greatest gentlenesis and kindness. Any devi- ation from this rule often causes the colt to resist all efforts to shoe it. Particularly is this the case with the hind feet. The habit once estab- lished requires the utmost care and perseverance to overcome the evil. Ordinary cases of resistance while shoeing may be brought to terms by the use of the cord alone. To do this, put the small loop over the under jaw, pass it over the neck, and through the loop upon the opposite side, draw the cord tight, and take a half-hitch; you will then take up the foot. Should he resist, slip the hitch, and give him a few quick jerks upon the cord, and then renew the hitch. If he still refuses to let you have the foot, repeat the operation. If he then resists, put a collar around his neck, slip the long web through the collar, carry it back, and around i •! isi on ler ir. ™g ^11 :k V. OQMTIOL WHILS SHOBINO—SECOND MKTHOD. the fetlock ot the toot you wish to handle, bring it back through the collar, holding the end in your right hand; now pull up the foot and hold it until he ceases to resisttf then take the web in your hand close to the foot and pull the foot in different directions, until he ceases to resist your efforts; then caress him. Recollect, gentleness and kindness go a great way in gaining the confidence of the animal. When he gives you the foot readily, take a hammer and tap upon it very gently. If he resists,
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