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a sliding or lifting bar, on the lower end of whicli is the auto- 

 matic foot clamp. The sliding bar can be raised and locked at 

 any desired height and then swung either forward or backward 

 carrying the foot with it. On the side of the sliding or lifting 

 bar is a rack, the cogs of which receive the locking bolt. It is 

 constructed with an automatic self-locking, self-adjusting foot 

 clamp, pivotly connected to the lower end of the sliding bar. 

 With the automatic foot clamp the surgeon is in no danger of 

 receiving a kick while fastening it to the foot. This clamp is 

 self-adjusting and fits around any size pastern. The machine 

 is provided with four supporting plates securely bolted to the 

 frame immediately beside each leg of the horse, to these 

 are locked, absolutely solid, the foot-handling device which is 

 constructed in such a manner that the foot can be instantly 

 released by simply raising the locking pall which unfastens 



Fig. 62. McKillip Veterinary College Stocks. 



