EESTEAINT OB' THE OX IN THE STAIJDING POSTUEE. 



Hess' Method of Restraining One Hind Leg. 



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Hess' method of restraining one hind leg, Figure 260, con- 

 sists of securing the head to a tree or post by means of a rope 

 looped around base of horns (a). The hind leg is then drawn 

 back and fixed to the cart standard (d) . This same method may 



Fig. 251. Hess' Method of Restraining One Hind Leg by Fixing to Pole. 



be used with the same degree of efficiency by substituting a tree 

 or post for the cart standard. 



Figure 251 represents another one of Hess' methods of re- 

 straining one hind leg by means of fixing the leg (d) to a pole 

 (a) (b) which is placed in front of the hock (d). The leg is 

 fixed to the pole by means of a rope, strap or cord. 



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