120 TRAINING OF HORSES. 
ful and observe the instructions closely, as a failure to 
do every portion of the work properly may cause you 
to be injured. 
There are many other plans for tying horses for sur- 
gical operations, and the operator must exercise his 
judgment, governing himself by the location of the 
operation. The examples we have given are, in our 
opinion, the simplest, safest, and surest plans which 
have yet been adopted. 
TO FETTER A HORSE. 
Buckle a wide strap around the neck of the horse, to 
which attach a strap at the breast, bringing it between 
the forelegs and through over the surcingle, with a 
pulley or D at the end of the strap just beyond where 
it passes through over the surcingle. Take a D, and to 
the straight side attach two straps with buckles, of suf- 
ficient length to go around the hind-leg, one above and 
one below the gambrel, with the D in front. Have one 
for each leg. Tie a strap into one D, pass it through 
the pulley, or D, at the surcingle, and tie it to the other 
D, having it drawn moderately tight, when the horse is 
in a quiet standing position. (See igure 22.) This 
mode of fettering has been found very serviceable in 
pricking horses. We do not consider it a practical plan 
to prevent kicking in harness, as it does not teach the 
horse any thing, and only stops him from kicking for 
the time being. If the strap ran to the mouth instead 
of the breast, it might be tolerably effectual to prevent 
