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Fig. 148. Danish Harness as Modified by Pfeiffer. 



is of leather and extra heavy. It is attached to the body girth 

 by a strap (f) passing from lower margin of collar backward 

 between the fore legs to lower margin of body girth (e). The 

 rope and hobble strap arrangement is same as that of Figures 

 145 and 146. 



Danish Casting and Securing Harness as Modified hy Ahil- 



gaard. 



Figure 149 represents Abilgaard's modification of the 

 Danish casting harness, and consists of a heavy body girth 

 which carries a strong metal "D" under the chest (f), three 

 hobble straps and three ropes. The hobble straps are applied 

 to both hind pasterns and near fore pastern in order to cast 

 animal on the off side. One rope is attached to hobble ring of 

 off hind ; then it is passed forward to hobble ring of near fore : 



