436 METHOD OF APPLYING BANDAGES. 



this movement in a downward spiral direction, then the roll 

 is carried upward in the same manner to within a few inches 

 of the knee, thence downward again as far as the length of 

 the bandage will admit. Each succeeding fold should over- 

 lap the former one by about an inch. The tapes or strings 

 which appear at the end of the roll should be firmly but not 

 tightly bound around the leg and tied in a slip-knot on the 

 flat outward side of the leg. 



Care must be taken to apply the bandage so that the 

 pressure will be even. The servant should be made to 

 realize that considerable judgment and dexterity are required 

 to render the pressure uniform in consequence of the fact 

 that each succeeding fold tightens the one lying beneath it. 

 When it is necessary to put bandages on loosely, the end 

 lying beneath the folds may be firmly secured by laying the 

 end diagonally across the upper part of the canon bone in 

 such a manner that the end will extend beyond the leg 

 toward the body of the horse for five or six inches. The roll 

 is carried down around the fetlock and up again, as described 

 in the foregoing paragraph. The loose end is turned down 

 against the outside of the leg and covered by the roll as the 

 latter is brought up. When bandages are to be used on 

 horses in work, the end should be laid diagonally across the 

 fetlock, the end toward the heel. The roll is then carried up 

 to the knee, and as it is brought down, the loose end is held 

 up against the outside of the leg and is bound between the 

 upward and downward folds. The fetlock should not be 

 covered if the horse is to be worked. Many fatal accidents 

 have occurred in consequence of the ends of bandages being 

 improperly secured. 



