NOOSING FORE LEG. 109 



be pulled back by the rope, and lifted up by another 

 assistant. If the horse " shows fight," it may be necessary 

 to blindfold him at this stage of the proceedings. The 

 long pole may also be called into requisition to " gentle " 

 the horse, and thus render him comparatively quiet. 

 The operator can always quickly accomplish his object, in 

 the manner described, if he will only exercise a little 

 patience. 



Fig. 27. Pulling up horse's fore leg with rope. 



This method of noosing the leg is similar in principle to 

 that employed in securing the limbs of wild elephants, in 

 India, when they have been driven into a stockade. 



2. The best way of pulling up a fore leg with the hand 

 is, as I have found out, to grasp, say, the near fore at the 

 back of the leg and just above the knee, with the left hand ; 

 pinch it with the fingers to stimulate the flexor muscles of 

 the knee to contract ; turn the elbow in, and press it against 

 the upper part of the fore arm, so as to throw the weight 

 from the near on to the off fore, and thus render the 



