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THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISEE. 



Hobbles. — Hobbles are obtained like those shown in Fig. 80. 

 They are simply four leather straps with buckles. Three of them 

 have an iron link at either end. The fourth one, the main hob- 

 ble, has, in addition to the link, a socket for a screw bolt called 

 the key, with which to secure the chain. A chain about ten feet 

 long, capable of passing easily through the links, should be ob- 

 tained. Its first sixteen links should be sufficiently large to 

 allow the insertion of the key, and on its first link having at- 



Fig. 80 — Casting with Hobbles. 



tached a screwed socket fitted to the space. To the other end of 

 the chain is attached a strong rope about ten feet long. The 

 animal is to be led on the bed prepared and twiched. If the ani- 

 mal is to be cast on the off side, a rope should be looped around 

 the near fore arm and passed to the off side to be held by an 

 assistant. The main hobble is applied to the near fore pastern, 

 and the other straps to the other pasterns. Care should be taken 

 that the buckles are to the outside, the points of the straps of 

 the fore buckles pointing backwards, and the points of the straps 

 of the hind ones pointing forward. The assistant at the main 



