CHAPTER XII. 



Operations. 



Altptough operations are more the province of the 

 veterinary surgeon than of private individuals, yet it 

 would not be proper to pass over these without 

 partially touching upon the subject. It is well for 

 the untaught at least to know how the most simple 

 of these are performed, and to them only shall we 

 draw attention. 



It is easy to imagine that in several operations 

 the animals must suffer considerable pain, and under 

 these are frequently very restive. It therefore becomes 

 necessary to have certain instruments constructed to 

 restrain the animals, and prevent them from injuring 

 themselves, as well as for the safety of the operator. 

 These we shall describe in the first instance. 



The Travis. — This machine, considered by Con- 

 tinental horse-shoeing blacksmiths as indispensable 

 accompaniments to their forge, is comparatively rare 

 in this country. On the Continent, even the quietest 

 horses are shod in the travis. It consists of very 



strono- bars of wood, between which the horse is con- 

 es ' 



fined and slung. Although this is well calculated to 

 prevent danger to the blacksmith, yet many fine horses 

 have been rendered useless from their violent resist- 

 ance to such confinement. 



The Barnacles. — These are the handles of the 



