14 / VETERINARY SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 
and under, brought back on the leg and drawn by two assistants to- 
ward the croup. Another side line stretched above the knee assists 
considerably the manipulation. (Fig. 11.) 
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Fig, 12—Bracy-Clark’s hobble 
’ With a figure 8 twist above the knee or above the hocks, the fore 
leg or hind leg being secured, can be carried either forward or back- 
ward with a side bar. 
To place the animal on his back, the chain, passed into a ring or. | 
to pulley above, is pulled upon and held by two or three assistants. 
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Fig, 13—English hobbles,—A, disconnected hobble; b, e, long strap; i, n, short strap; a, buckle 
with its tongue,—C, appearance of the hobble when fastened in its place,—B, king hobble; c, 
key,—E, swivet hook, (Peuch and Touissant) 
The animal can be held in the same position with a bar passed be- 
tween both fore and hind legs and held up by assistants, who sup- 
port it perpendicularly to the axis of the body. 
To remove the hobbles, the surgeon and one assistant, placed a 
little beyond the reach of the extremities, unbuckle those of the 
lower fore and hind legs and then those of the upper. This must be 
