78 MANUAL FOR STABLE SERGEANTS. 



liead, on which tfiere is a strong halter, and a twitch on the nose if 

 necessary. 



Two or three assistants pull, at a given signal or word, each rope 

 backward, this draws the hind legs suddenly upward and forward, 

 the animal then either falls or is easily pushed over on its side, 

 when the ropes can be fastened to the loop around the neck by 

 means of several half or double-half hitches, and the fore limbs 

 secured to the hind ones by the same means. 



FIG. 36. The casting rope applied. (From Flemming's Operative Veterinary 



Surgery.) 



As soon as the horse falls the man at the head places one knee on 

 the neck and raises the horse's nose from the ground, turns it back 

 toward the body and retains it in that position until the animal is 

 released. 



243. Slinging the horse (fig. 37). When a horse is so severely 

 injured as to stand with difficulty, or if it is desired to keep him in the 

 standing position without allowing him to move about, the slings 

 may be used. Before using, all parts should be carefully inspected 



