How to Make Hobbles 



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collar, pass the free ends between the forelegs and 

 tie off in the rings at the hocks by half-hitches, thus 

 completing the hobbles (Fig. 58). As buckhng the 

 straps about the hock entails much risk, it is a better 

 plan to have the rings sewed to the straps, which 



Fig. 58. — Hobbles. 



calls for four rings instead of two, the ends of each 

 pair of straps being attached to a ring and the rope 

 passing through both rings on either pair. 



Rarey's leg-strap. — This is a strong strap used for 

 fastening up a horse's foreleg. It should be approxi- 

 mately three feet long, two inches wide and at one end 

 of it there should be attached a heavy buckle with a 



