SECURING SOLIPEDS. 



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Fig. 21.— Bernardot & Buttel Apparatus. 



shock, but simply to place him in a posture of such discomfort, 

 and so to disturb the center of gravity that lying down becomes 

 an instinctive act, and is done voluntarily, in order to avoid the 

 act of falling ; it may be termed a voluntary compulsion. 



When brought to the bed, a cap is placed over his head, and 

 all the hobbles are applied, simultaneously if possible, by four 

 assistants acting in concert. They should carefully obsei've that 

 the large buckle of each hobble is placed on the outside of the 

 leg, and that the eyes of the straps are turned toward the center 

 of gravity of the animal, those of the front hobbles looking back- 

 ward, and those of the hinder hobbles looking forward. The 

 chief hobble must be placed on the fore or hind leg of the side 

 opposite to that on which the animal is to he. 



The application of the hobbles on a timid and restive horse is 

 not always an easy matter. Kemembering, perhaps, some similar 

 experience at some former period, he rebels, resists and kicks as 

 a natural consequence. If speaking soothingly and kindly, and 

 employing the usual tranquihzing and assuring processes, with 

 the raising of one of the fore feet, fails to quiet and control him, 

 a twitch is placed on his nose and left on until, at a preconcerted 

 moment, the hobbles are put in place ; quickly, but as noiselessly 

 as possible, the chain is passed through the ring of the chief hob- 

 ble — on, say the fore leg for facility of description — then through 

 the ring of the other fore leg, back to the ring of the hind leg of 



