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THE HOESE 



eyes, so that the legs being brought together the horse is thrown upon hia 

 side. As soon as he feels his legs going he generally assists by his struggles 

 to secure his own downfall. No hitches are required with these modern 



appliances, which will be better understood by the accompanying engravings 

 than any verbal explanation. 



Peard's Patent Hobbles. — These hobbles gather up their own slack, 

 and each link as it is pulled forwai-d through a steel cylinder is caught by 

 a spring and secured. They are most easily adjusted or removed from the 

 legs by means of a hinged lock-bar over the straps, the hole of which fits 

 over a stud. One man can throw the heaviest animal. 



SLINGS 



It sometimes happens that instead of throwing horses down we have 

 occasion to hold them up, perhaps get them up when prone. It is a difficult 

 task with a heavy horse, and in a cramped stable with no " head-room," as 

 butchers call height in their slaughter-houses. Whatever appliances are 

 used for raising a prostrate horse, the first thing to be ascertained is whether 

 or no a pulley can be placed at a sufficient height above liim to give the 

 necessary power for raising so great a weight. With low ceilings a floor-board 

 or two may sometimes be removed, or in the case of hovels with roofs of less 

 value than the tenant, three holes may be made to accommodate as many poles, 

 and these being placed after the manner of the gipsy's camp kettle and 

 lashed aloft, the necessary power can be obtained. It is not possible to 



