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ANIMAL CASTRATION 



knee. Tlie main rope is applied around the pastern of the near fore leg 

 (F). It is now passed aeross through the hol)ble ring on the off fore 

 pastern (K), then backward to the off hind pastern (L), thenee across to 

 the near hind pastern (M), and back to the hobble riiig (N) below the off' 

 knee. The object of this arrangement of the ropes (two hobbles on the off 

 fore leg) is so that when traction is made on the free end of the main rope 

 (0) the off fore foot is raised or lifted off' the ground. This in itself 

 unbalances an animal and puts it at a decided disadvantage, besides by 



Pig. 24 — Miles' colt hobbles — Third position. 



lifting the off' fore foot the animal will go down on the shoulder of that 

 side and will in all probability receive an easy fall. The animal is cast 

 as illustrated in Fig. 23 (second position), and secured by taking two or 

 more half hitches with the main rope around the uppermost hind pastern. 

 This is done by an assistant. The operator stands opposite the assistant 

 and behind the animal and is handed the main rope (W) by the assistant, 

 after it has been fixed about the upper hind pastern. The rope is carried 

 over the loins and under the colt, thence to the lower hind pastern. Now 

 by rolling the colt on his back (Fig. 24, third position) and making down- 

 ward pressure on the off hind foot with the left hand, at the same time 



