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only by the tape, it is liable to trip the horse, by the animal 

 putting a hind foot on it, and thus preventing the leg to which the 

 bandage is attached from being advanced. To lessen the chance of 

 this occurring, we should put on the bandage in the manner de- 

 scribed in the preceding paragraph, except that the end of the 

 bandage, in the first instance, should be brought two or three inches 

 above the knee (Fig. 23), so as to allow a comparatively long free 



Fig. 23. — Commencing to apply 

 bandage to leg. 



Fig. 24 — Securing loose end oi^ 

 bandage. 



end to be turned down (Fig. 24), and to be firmly secured by the 

 bandage being rolled over it; and that no turns should be taken 

 round the pastern with the bandage, the lower part of which should 

 be just clear of the fetlock joint (Fig. 25). The inner end will now 

 be firmly secured between the cloth on both sides in the manner 

 just described. 



I have found that the liability of a bandage to become undone 

 while a horse is in movement, is directly proportionate, other 

 things being equal, to the difference in width of the leg at the fetlock 

 and the width just below the knee. When this is small, as is usually 



