HOBBLES. 



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backward to, and from above, downward around hind leg above 

 hock; thence forward to elbow; then around fore arm. Make 

 traction from free end of the rope. 



Figure 120 represents Dollar's method of securing the lower 

 hind to the upper fore leg. The lower hind leg is released from 

 the hobble strap. The plate-longe or webbing is looped around 

 the leg above the hock. It is then carried forward between the 

 fore legs, in front of the breast, under the neck and out on the 

 opposite side, in which position it is held by an assistant. The 

 legs are secured where they cross (f ) by means of another strap. 

 To make it more stationary and secure a hock twitch may be 



Fig. 121. Liautard Method of Securing Off Fore to Off Hind Leg. 



applied around both hocks (b). To fix the near fore to near hind 

 leg, Figure 121, it is necessary to loop the plate-longe or web- 

 bing around at the middle third of the metacarpal region. Then 

 the leg is drawn up and placed across the hind leg above hock. 

 They are secured here by tying in shape of figure "8." 



Figure 122 represents the Berlin method of restraining a 

 horse in the dorsal position after casting. The hind and fore 

 leg of each side must be fixed together (b) (d), this is done with 

 either webbing, rope or leather. With a running noose in the 

 end of strap a loop is made around hind fetlock; then by two 



