RESTRAINT— LIFTING A FOOT. 



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tape having been slipped over the animal's nose and lower jaw, 

 and drawn tight, the end proceeding from the right side is 

 carried towards the left ear, that from the left side towards the 

 right ear, and the two fastened firmly behind the head. 



In some operations on horses it is sufficient if the ears are grasped 

 by a couple of powerful assistants and the head drawn forcibly 

 downwards. This does not completely insure the operator's safety, 

 but it checks attempts at rearing and striking with the front feet. 

 This method of drawing down the head is certainly better than 



Fig. 26. — Fastening the fore and hind pasterns together as a means of restraint. 



fastening the animal to a fixed object, though in cattle the best 

 available means often is to fix a rope around the horns and attach 

 it to a strong ring or post. 



Another means of restraint is to lift a fore or hind foot, preferably 

 on the side on which the operator stands ; care must be taken, 

 however, not to raise the limb so high as to give pain and cause the 

 animal to rear. A fore-foot may also be raised and kept in position 

 by passing a cord around the pastern and over the withers, in which 

 position it is held by an assistant. This plan is preferable to that next - 

 shown, viz., of fixing the pastern to the forearm by means of a rope 

 or strap. In this case a small bundle of straw is often thrust into the 



