Restraint of domestic animals; a book for the use of students and practitioners; 312 illustrations from pen drawings and 26 half tones from original photographs . Fig. 32. Hess Knee Strap^ Another method is to simply fix pastern (a) to the forearm (b) as shown in Figure 31. This is a simple as well aaan inexpensive method of confining the fore leg. Hess Knee- Strap. The Hess knee strap, Figure 32, is made of a heavy leatherstrap 2% to 3 inches wide. At one end is a strong 8 inches below this end buckle a blank buckle is main strap is about 36 inches long, and is applied
Restraint of domestic animals; a book for the use of students and practitioners; 312 illustrations from pen drawings and 26 half tones from original photographs . Fig. 32. Hess Knee Strap^ Another method is to simply fix pastern (a) to the forearm (b) as shown in Figure 31. This is a simple as well aaan inexpensive method of confining the fore leg. Hess Knee- Strap. The Hess knee strap, Figure 32, is made of a heavy leatherstrap 2% to 3 inches wide. At one end is a strong 8 inches below this end buckle a blank buckle is main strap is about 36 inches long, and is applied bylooping bottom section of strap around pastern, then pass thestrap between pastern and fore arm, thence around fore armto buckle. EESTEAINT HAENESS AND OTHEE APPLIAWOES. 31 - Surcingle and strap method, Figure 33, is simply a surcin-gle (d) applied tightly around chest. The strap is placed. Fig. 33. Surcingle and Strap. around pastern (a) by means of a loop, then it is passed throughbuckle (c), thence upward under surcingle (b), then downuntil it reaches buckle. again. Kestkaint of Owe Hiirb Leg. The object of restraint or control of one hind leg is prin-cipally to prevent kicking. However, such restraint oftentimeshas the effect of diverting the animals attention and causing itto remain quiet while an examination is being made or a minoroperation performed. The twitch must always be used in con-nection with any side line method. The hind leg may be con-trolled in a variety of The principal ones are as follows: Hock Twitch. The hock twitch, Figure 34, is for the pur- C=^^teS9 pose of preventing the animal from flexing the if hock. It is made from a heavy piece of rope 18 ^ ^ \ to 33 inches long, with a loop or opening in each , 4» end through which a stick of wood about 1% _ ^^ inches in diameter and 13 inches long is thrust. f This twitch is placed arotmd leg fr
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