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. 98. Casting with Berlin Hobbles and Plate-longe. Figure 98 illustrates the Berlin hobbles applied and usedin connection with the plate-longe or unbalancing strap,applied by a loop over the near elbow. By use of plate-longethe animal can be cast upon a mat or mattress. Stuttgart MetJiod. In casting and restraining a horse by the Stuttgart method(old style), Figure 99, two ropes %^-inch in diameter and 18feet long are necessary. A


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. 98. Casting with Berlin Hobbles and Plate-longe. Figure 98 illustrates the Berlin hobbles applied and usedin connection with the plate-longe or unbalancing strap,applied by a loop over the near elbow. By use of plate-longethe animal can be cast upon a mat or mattress. Stuttgart MetJiod. In casting and restraining a horse by the Stuttgart method(old style), Figure 99, two ropes %^-inch in diameter and 18feet long are necessary. A loop is placed in one end of eachrope. If it is desired to cast horse on near side one rope is 90 KESTEAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. looped around near fore pastern (d) ; an ordinary hobble strapis placed around near hind pastern (b). On the off side therope is looped around off hind pastern (c) and the hobble strapis placed on off fore pastern. The rope from the near side isthen passed through the hobble ring on the off hind end of the other rope is then passed through the hobblering on the off fore pastern. The ropes are now crossed, the. Fig. 99. Stuttgart Hobbles (old style). one from the near leg to remain under the one from the off men should pull on the same rope backwards and twopull on the other rope forwards. One assistant should be incharge of the head and another in charge of the tail. When thehorse is cast it can be secured in the ordinary manner in severaldesirable positions. Figure 100 represents the Stuttgart hobbles with surcingle(k) applied. The surcingle is for the purpose of aiding in HOBBLES. 91


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