Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . the bones of his back or limbs. Mr. Reginald Over has designed an admirable spring hobble(Fig. 160) to be used when casting horses. Its special advantageis that it can be readily slipped over the pastern, without havingto buckle it. It is made by Mr. Huish, 12 Red Lion Square,London 2. By side lines, according to Mr. Over^s plan. Supposing thatthe horse is to be cast on the near side, place him on the selectedspot; have him held by a man, who should stand in front of him;and put Mr. Overs spring hobbles on the of
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . the bones of his back or limbs. Mr. Reginald Over has designed an admirable spring hobble(Fig. 160) to be used when casting horses. Its special advantageis that it can be readily slipped over the pastern, without havingto buckle it. It is made by Mr. Huish, 12 Red Lion Square,London 2. By side lines, according to Mr. Over^s plan. Supposing thatthe horse is to be cast on the near side, place him on the selectedspot; have him held by a man, who should stand in front of him;and put Mr. Overs spring hobbles on the off fore and on bothhind pasterns. Take a rope about 8 yards long with a short loopround one end, and by the aid of this loop, make a collar withthe rope round the animals neck; the knot being on the off side CASTING. 643 of the shoulders (Fig. 161). Pass the free end of the rope throughthe hobble on the off hind; bring it through the collar round theneck; and give it to a man, who should stand on the near side ofthe horse and a little behind him. Attach another and similar. Iig- 157—Improvised casting rope. rope to the near fore pastern (preferably by a small loop); passits free end through the hobble on the near hind; bring it out-side the animals off fore; and hand it to a man, who should standa little in front of the horse, and on the off side (Fig. 162). The
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