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Figure 141 represents animal secured by the crossed rope 

 method. This tie is made by drawing the foot (c) forward; 

 take a half hitch around pastern to fix rope ; then pass rope 

 down over back; then under horse and around hip (f) ; thence 

 to pastern (c), where it is fixed by one or more half hitches. 

 The knee strap is applied to near fore leg, after which turn 

 animal over. The same procedure is gone through with on the 

 opposite side, which secures the horse by crossing the ropes (i) 

 in front, also on the back. A back rope may then be applied 

 from crossed ropes behind to breast collar at withers. This pre- 

 vents ropes from slipping off the hips. 



Fig. 142. Animal Cast and Secured witii W. F. Knowles' Harness by 

 Half Hitches Above and Behind Hock. 



Figure 142 represents an animal cast and secured with W. 

 F. Knowles' harness by half hitches above and behind hock (h) 

 (g) ; these retain the hock in a flexed position which affords free 

 access to the inguinal region. In securing by this method 

 (Figure 142) no back rope is required. 



WhitwelVs Casting and Securing Harness. 



The Whitwell casting and securing harness, Figure 143, 

 are similar in many respects to those of W. F. Knowles (Figure 



