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ness and ropes with which a ridgling horse may be east and tied 

 satisfactorily. The main object to be constantly borne in mind 

 is the fact that first of all the restraint must be safe and secure. 

 The animal must be tied in such a manner that the latitude for 

 movement is minimized as much as possible. Position must also 

 be considered. One of the simplest and most satisfactory casting 

 harness for castration of "Ridglings" is that of Knowles'. The 

 Knowles' harness have been used for several years by the author 

 with satisfactory results. 



Fig. 37 — Knowles' Casting Harness Applied. 



The casting and securing harness illustrated in Fig. 37 were 

 designed by W. F. Knowles. These harness are made in large and 

 small sizes. The large size fits horses weighing 900 pounds or more,, 

 and small size harness fits those of from 400 to 900 pounds. 



This apparatus is light, compact, and convenient to carry. 

 When properly used it affords ample restraint for all ordinary 

 purposes. It consists of a flat webbing collar, two main ropes 

 and two hobbles. The collar (B) is in two sections ; each section is 

 connected on each side of the horse by heavy double rings, one of 

 which is of special design to afford easy passage of the two main 

 ropes (D, G). The ropes (D, G) are each five-eighths inch in 



