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are separate and hinged to the wall. When not in use they 

 are open wide apart and swing back against the wall. The body 

 girth (g) is made of heavy canvas or cotton belting, and when 

 tightened by the ratchet it lifts the horse partly off the floor. 

 This body girth is 32 inches wide. By means of the automatic 

 self-adjusting foot clamp (a) the foot of any wild, vicious or 

 nervous horse can be grasped, secured, and held in any position 



Fig. 61, Barcus Stocks. 



with perfect safety to the operator. The castings are all mal- 

 leable and are dijfficult to break. In placing a horse in this 

 stock the head is tied to the wall, after which simply bring 

 the two swinging sides of the stock together until they are 

 against the horse. The forward movement of the animal is 

 limited by a rope breast band which fastens by a cam. Lying 

 down is prevented by the body girth which is tightened by a 

 crank (k). The apparatus for controlling the foot consists of 



