CASTING AND SECURING HARNESS AND ROPES. I2I 



rein is used for controlling the head. A rope is looped around 

 one hind pastern (a) and then carried forward (d) to and 

 through one of the "D's" of body belt. One fore leg is fixed 

 by means of a knee strap to one of the "D's" in the body belt; 

 this puts the horse on three legs, which places him at a dis- 

 advantage while being cast by traction on free end of rope (c) 

 at the same time head is drawn around to side. After casting, 

 the other two legs are secured to "D" of body belt by means of 

 hobbles and knee straps. 



Fig. 144. Hulburt's Casting and Securing Harness — Applied. 



G. W. Ziegler's Casting Harness. 



The casting harness of G. W. Ziegler, Figure 145, consists 

 of an over-withers strap which carries at each end a heavy metal 

 ring (a) ; into this main ring another ring is fastened (b), also 

 the girth rope, breast rope (j) and main casting rope (m). This 

 casting rope is passed over the back, then downward (c) to and 

 through hobble strap ring (d) of off hind pastern, thence upward 

 and forward (f) to and through ring (b) on opposite side. 



