A RUSSIAN METHOD OF CASTING HORSES. 



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the mouth, a short stick is thrust between the jaws at the moment 

 when the animal squeals, and can then be used as a lever to keep 

 them open. A kind of twitch applied to the jaws is also used. 



59. — The Russian method of casting, 

 single-handed ; first position. 



60. — The Russian method of casting, 

 single-handed; second position. 



Fig. 61. 



-The Russian method of casting ; the horse down. 



Another method is as follows : — Two men grasp the pig by the ears ; 

 when the animal cries, a slip-knot, formed on the end of a stout cord, 

 is passed into the mouth and fastened to the upper jaw as near as 



