CASTING AND SECUKING HAKNESS AND EOPES. II5 



dropping it in a convenient place, or you may give it into the 

 hands of a bystander until you are ready for it. 



The operator will now take three hobbles, the one having the 

 chain buckle he will fasten to the near hind leg, buckle inside 

 or to the right and just below the pastern strap (I), then 

 buckle the other two hobbles (K) and (L) to the fore pastern. 

 Dees behind and buckles to the right, now pass the chain rope 

 from right to left through the right Dee (K) and the left Dee 

 (L) carrying it back to the chain buckle and pass it from left 

 to right through the chain buckle and carry it forward so that 

 the operator will stand just in front and about 3 feet to the 

 right of the animal as shown in the cut (138), 



If a third assistant (J) is employed, which may be done 

 with good results, he is to stand 3 feet behind and between l^o. 

 1 and the operator. He will at the word "pull," pull just 

 enough to keep rope (J) tight until the horse drops, the operator 

 managing the chain rope alone. As the horse drops, the opera- 

 tor will first see that the chain buckle has clasped the chain, 

 then take rope (J) from his assistant (J) and proceed a>^ if 

 alone. 



Do not pull a pound until the word "pull" is given, then 

 you are to pull your rope across the hip until the horse drops on 

 the left side, pulling hard enough to draw the foot up to, or 

 near the side ring to which the rope is attached, and keep it 

 there at all hazards. 



The operator (3) will now take a firm hold of chain rope 

 and a moderate hold of rope (J), he will now instruct assistant 

 (1) to step the horse backward, and (above all do not allow 

 the horse to take one step forward as he might trip and fall 

 on his head, causing severe injury) push until he falls over 

 on his left side. As the horse lifts his near hind foot the oper- 

 ator will give a quick pull on the chain rope, drawing the hind 

 leg up to the front legs, where it is held by the self-locking 

 chain Ijiickle, at the same time shouting pull. Seeing that the 

 chain buckle is secure, the operator turns his attention to the 

 rope (1), holding it firm enough to prevent the harness from 

 turning on the horse while assistant (2) draws the off foot up 

 near the ring, giving his rope one turn around the foot, holding 



