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was visible and pushed it and the

head back in. I asked Donna to hold

the cow’s tail out of the way, and

then I reached in, holding another

piece of twine in my hand. When I

did, the cow strained against me,

crushing my arm. This was

something I had done hundreds of

times while I was growing up, but it

was new to Donna, and she looked on

wide-eyed.

I was finally able to feel the

second hoof and eventually managed

to slip a loop of the twine around it. I

worked that hoof up with the other

one, and then I pulled. By that time I

was exhausted, but it was exhilarating