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Secret of Curing a Stall Kicker 16

SECRET TRICKS IN HORSE TRADING 18

Secret of Shutting a Heaver 18

Secret of Plugging a Roarer 18

Diamond Cut Diamond 19

Making a Horse Act Mean 20

Blowing Air Under the Skin 20

Stopping a Switcher 20

Turpentine and Gasoline Tricks 21

Gingering a Show Horse 21

Unnerving and Cocaining 22

Keep an Eye on the Sign Board 22

Secret of Hiding a Spavin 23

Artificially Induced Knee Action 23

Artificial Tail Trick 24

Keeping a Horse “In the Air” 24

The Loose Shoe Trick 25

Wire Marks Over Side-Bones 25

Wedging a Cribber 25

Making an Artificial Star 26

Black Spots on a White Horse 27

Broken Crest or Wrong Lying Mane 27

Concealing Discharging Sinuses 27

The Galloping Past Dodge 28

Keeping a Horse on Edge 28

An Eye for An Eye 28

Examine the Ears 29

Bishoping—An Old Trick 30

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