RESTRAINT OF THE OX IN THE STANDING POSTURE. 



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Hess' Method of Restraining One Hind Leg. 



Hess' method of restraining one hind leg, Figure 250, con- 

 sists of securing the head to a tree or post by means of a rope 

 looped around base of horns (a). The hind leg is then drawn 

 back and fixed to the cart standard (d). This same method may 



Fig. 251. Hess' Method of Restraining One Hind Leg by Fixing to Pole. 



be used with the same degree of efficiency by substituting a tree 

 or post for the cart standard. 



Figure 251 represents another one of Hess' methods of re- 

 straining one hind leg by means of fixing the leg (d) to a pole 

 (a) (b) which is placed in front of the hock (d). The leg is 

 fixed to the pole by means of a rope, strap or cord, 

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