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one band and the animal's ear in the other. If the horse is to 

 be cast on the off side the operator stands on the near side oppo- 

 site the horse's shonlder. About 8 feet from the other end of 

 the rope a ring knot (a) is made; this forms the loop (n) (i) 

 which is then placed over the horse's head and around base 

 of neck in form of a collar. Below this ring a check or lock 

 knot is made ; this latter knot holds the rope and prevents it 



Fig. 150. Rohard's Method of Casting a Horse witli Ropes. 



from slipping. These knots reach near the point of shoulder. 

 The other end of the rope is placed behind the fore arm below 

 the elbow, then brought around the outer side of the near fore 

 arm ; thence in front of both fore arms (b) and lastly carried 

 around the outer aspect of the off fore arm under the portion 

 which has been passed around the back part. By the above 

 arrangement we have the fore arms enclosed in the rope. This 

 rope is then tightened by bringing the two fore legs closer 



