IMPROVISED HOBBLE. 



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It sometimes happens that a horse which is difficult to 

 handle behind, will, when 

 we try to lift up one of 

 his hind legs in any of the 

 ways I have mentioned, 

 bear all his weight on 

 that limb, or even throw 

 himself down. In such 

 cases, and when he has 

 been very violent, I have 

 succeeded in making him 

 " give in," by keeping 

 him on the ground with 

 his head pulled round 

 (see page 164), until the 

 desired effect had been 

 produced. 



Improvised hobble. 

 — I have devised the 

 following substitute for 

 a hobble by which to 

 lift up a hind leg : Place 

 a stirrup iron, foot part 

 pointing to the rear, at 

 the back of the hind 

 pastern, take a few 

 turns with the stirrup- Fig. 70.— Hobble improvised with stirrup- 

 1,1 J i.1, i. leather and iron. 



leather round the past- 

 ern and iron, and buckle up (see Fig. 70). 



