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 . n rope, drawing the hindleg up to the front legs, where it is held by the self-lockingchain buckle, at the same time shouting pull. Seeing that thechain buckle is secure, the operator turns his attention to therope (1), holding it firm enough to prevent the harness fromturning on the horse while assistant (2) draws the off foot upnear the ring, giving his rope one turn around the foot, holding ii6 EESTEAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. it th
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 . n rope, drawing the hindleg up to the front legs, where it is held by the self-lockingchain buckle, at the same time shouting pull. Seeing that thechain buckle is secure, the operator turns his attention to therope (1), holding it firm enough to prevent the harness fromturning on the horse while assistant (2) draws the off foot upnear the ring, giving his rope one turn around the foot, holding ii6 EESTEAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. it there until the operator unbuckles the chain buckle hobblefrom the hind leg, securing the leg by winding the rope aroundthe foot, then back around the hock, describing a figure 8, asshown in Figure 139; give the rope several turns quite tight toprevent its slipping and make it fast; now proceed to secure theoff hind leg in the same manner. Unbuckle the off front hobble(K), take knee strap (M), give it one turn around the pastern,then up around the arm, flexing the leg as shown in Figure 139 ;then unbuckle the near hobble (L), flex and bind the leg in •^i^-. Fig. 139. Conkeys Casting and Securing Harness—Animal Cast and Secured. the same manner; now instruct assistant (1) to hold the headas follows: Place your knee on the horses shoulder, your rightfoot so that the leg comes against the horses back; with yourleft hand grasp the halter or hood while the right hand is tograsp the rope at some convenient point near the hind foot,holding the animal in the position shown by the cut. Assistant(2) will grasp the hock, lifting the leg a little upward and youhave the animal in the most desirable position that it is possibleto gain. In releasing the animal, remove the knee straps first; then CASTING AND SECURING HARNESS AND EOPES. 117 release the lower hind leg and then the upper one; unbucklethe belly girth (E), then breast strap (F), and lastly removethe operating hood and assist the
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