MANUAL OF PACK TRANSPORTATION. 51 



To place the aparejo on tlie animal, stand in front of aparejo and 

 take hold near its center, in rear, with right hand ; place the palm of 

 the left hand against the front of the belly piece of the "on" side 

 of aparejo, fingers dowTiward and near to the boot of aparejo. 



Now lean the aparejo well toward the body, thus raising the "off" 

 side of the aparejo well off the ground, then, both hands assisting, 

 raise and swing the aparejo over animal. Allow it to rest on animal's 

 back slightly in rear of its proper position. 



In the operation do not slap the aparejo on the animal's back, as 

 the animal may jump from under. 



HOW TO TURN THE CRUPPER. 



Sec. 22. The ''near" packer takes hold with left hand on lower 

 edge of crupper, fingers under, the right palm down, near the dock; 

 the "off" packer takes hold similarly, hands reversed; both raise 

 crupper well up, press forward with palms, bringing edge of crupper 

 toward them with the hand, and crupper is turned. 



The quicker the action the easier turned. 



HOW TO cinch AN APAREJO. 



Sec. 23. When crupper is turned, the "off" packer, with right 

 hand, holds the upper edge of crupper w^ell up and out from the 

 animal's buttocks, and with left hancl passes the tail up between the 

 crupper and the mule's hips, and receives it with right hand; holds 

 tail well up on animal's hips; presses crupper down under dock with 

 left hand, and lets go of tail; raises tail partly with left hand and 

 places dock of crupper well under animal's tail. 



He then places his left breast against crupper to hold it in place; 

 frees the animal's tail, observing that no hair rests on clock; places 

 the palm of left hand on center of aparejo, the right hand on corner 

 of boot, and pushes the aparejo forward to its place; steps to animal's 

 shoulder, faces to rear, and places right hand on collar of aparejo. 



While the "off" packer is thus engaged, the "near" packer draws 

 the upper fold of cincha quickly toward him; allows the other end to 

 pass over to "off" packer, guiding it to center of aparejo at top w4th 

 left hand; retaining the leather facing of cincha on the near side 

 of the aparejo; grasps latigo well clown with right hand and calls 

 out "Cinch!" 



At the word "cinch" the "off" packer passes the end of cincha 

 well under with palm of left hand, holding it in position until he 

 feels it has been received by the near packer; he observes that cincha 

 is over the center of boot of aparejo, places left hand on rear corner 

 of boot and holds the aparejo forward to its place. Do not raise the 

 aparejo in front. 



The "near" packer takes hold of cincha with left hand on corner 

 (never at its center or eye, as the hand will thus interfere), passes 

 the double of latigo through eye of cincha from above, brings it up 

 in front and passes it through rendering ring from above, grasps 

 the double of latigo with left hand w^ell under, and with the right 

 hand passes the end through eye of cincha in rear of the other part, 

 places the palm of left hand against the front corner of boot as a 



