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 . leg ropes are carried through this ring (c) and then upwardover back. The operator stands on the off side, against thehorse. The head is drawn around to the opposite side bymeans of halter rein; at the same time traction is made uponboth ropes. This puts three legs out of commission and thehorse falls. CASTING AND SECURING HARNESS AND ROPES. Restraint of Wild and Vicioiis Horses. 153 The practitioner of veterinary surgery oftentimes
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 . leg ropes are carried through this ring (c) and then upwardover back. The operator stands on the off side, against thehorse. The head is drawn around to the opposite side bymeans of halter rein; at the same time traction is made uponboth ropes. This puts three legs out of commission and thehorse falls. CASTING AND SECURING HARNESS AND ROPES. Restraint of Wild and Vicioiis Horses. 153 The practitioner of veterinary surgery oftentimes has occa-sion to subject and restrain wild and vicious horses—the kindthat are often referred to as bronchos. These animals kickbehind and strike viciously in front. They are dangerous toman, and to subject and restrain them without receiving bodilyinjury requires considerable tact and skill. These animals areoften too wild and vicious to even allow the operator to put ahalter, bridle, or twitch on them, to say nothing of adjustmentof hobbles and casting harness around their legs and feet. Theymust be cast without going in striking or kicking distance of. Fig. 181. Lasso and Loop Rope Method of Casting a Broncho—First Position. them. There are several methods of doing this; however, onlythree of them Avill here be illustrated and described. Figure 181 represents the lasso and rope method (first posi-tion) of casting a broncho. The lasso is cast and the horsecaught by a loop around its neck (b). The lasso rope is thencarried one or more times around a post or tree (b) (c). Ofcourse during this time the horse is busy in his struggling effortsto get away; however, no attention should be given to that partof the proposition. A loop (a) is made in the end of anotherrope and the horse allowed or forced to step into the loop with 154 RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
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