But if he faces in the opposite direction to the horse and sits by the
						shoulder out of reach of his leg when he cleans him, and rubs him down so,
						then he will come to no harm, and can also attend to the horse’s frog by
						lifting up the hoof. On the vase referred
							to in the Introduction (p. 34) the groom examining his frog is crouching
							under the horse and facing the same way. Let him do exactly the
						same in cleaning the hind-legs. The man employed about the horse is to know that in these operations and in
						all that he has to do he must be very chary of approaching from the head or
						tail to do his work. For if the horse attempts to show mischief he has the
						man in his power in both these directions; but if he approaches from the
						side he can manage the horse with least danger to himself and in the best
						manner.