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 . RS. 27 Ellis Combination Surgiml and Dental Halter. The Ellis combination dental and surgical halter, Figure 27,is an appliance for fixing the head in certain positions for minorsurgical operations and dental work. Thishalter possesses several original featureswhich are valuable in restraining the principal feature is the lip strap (b)to which the pillar or side reins (g) are at-tached. These suspend the head at the properhe
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 . RS. 27 Ellis Combination Surgiml and Dental Halter. The Ellis combination dental and surgical halter, Figure 27,is an appliance for fixing the head in certain positions for minorsurgical operations and dental work. Thishalter possesses several original featureswhich are valuable in restraining the principal feature is the lip strap (b)to which the pillar or side reins (g) are at-tached. These suspend the head at the properheight and prevent side to side nose band (a) is metal, non-compressi-ble and heavily padded. There are offsetsin the nose band which hold the cheek piecesof the halter 2^ to 3 inches from the cheeksof the horse. The cheek pieces are doubledand very strong. The lip strap is coveredwith rubber. There is a piece of forged steel(c) into which a substantial martingale (e)is snapped (c). The side reins (g) are 7feet long and can be of either sash cord,leather or chain. The halter is made of finerusset leather, rawhide, and metal with brass Fig. 27. Ellis Com-bination Halter. Directions for Its Application. After backing the horse into his stall in the usual mannerfor work upon the teeth, drop off the stable halter and applythe combination halter to the head, unbuckle the lip-strapon one side, pass it under the upper lip over the incisor teethand buckle quite tight. Elevate the head by fixing the side orpillar reins to the stall-posts on each side as high up as you canreach; then tighten the strap leading to the surcingle which isprovided with a buckle, thereby lowering the nose to a heightconvenient to the operator. If the stall chances to be exces-sively long, place a rope across it behind the horse before back-ing him in, for him to rest back against, and he positively can-not move, and you can operate upon the teeth and mouth withan ease and precision that
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