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of the shoulders (Fig. 161). Pass the free end of the rope through 

 the hobble on the off hind ; bring it through the collar round the 

 neck ; and give it to a man, who should stand on the near side of 

 the horse and a little behind him. Attach another and similar 



I'ig- 157' — Improvised casting rope. 



rope to the near fore pastern (preferably by a small loop); pass 

 its free end through the hobble on the near hind; bring it out- 

 side the animal's off fore ; and hand it to a man, who should stand 

 a little in front of the horse, and on the off side (Fig. 162). The 







Fig. 158. — Horse ready to be thrown. 



man holding the front rope (aided, if possible, by a fourth assistant) 

 then takes a strong and steady pull on it, with the result that the 

 animal's near hind is raised off the ground and pulled forward, 

 and the horse drops quietly down, with his near hind quarter first 



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