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RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



Another method of holding one fore foot up, Figure 80, 

 is to loop a rope around pastern and have it held over the 

 withers (d) by an assistant. This is a safe method to the 

 animal on account of the rapidity w^ith which the leg can be 

 released. 



Fig. 31. Fixing Pastern to 



Forearm With Rope. Fig. 32. Hess' Knee Strap. 



Another method is to simply fix pastern (a) to the fore 

 arm (b) as shown in Figure 31. This is a simple as well as 

 an inexpensive method of confining the fore leg. 



Hess' Knee Strap. 



The Hess knee strap, Figure 32, is made of a heavy leather 

 strap 2^'2 to 3 inches wide. At one end is a strong buckle. 

 About 8 inches below this end buckle a blank buckle is placed. 

 The main strap is about 36 inches long, and is applied by 

 looping bottom section of strap around pastern, then pass the 

 strap between pastern and fore arm, thence around fore arm 

 to buckle. 



