352 Animal Husbandry 
7. HarNEss AND HARNESSING 
Object. To learn the various parts of harness. 
Materials. A set of harness. 
Directions. Unbuckle and take the harness all apart. Note 
how each part is attached and where it comes from. Put together 
and see if you can get each part back in its proper place (Fig. 140). 
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8. Spricinc A RopPE 
Object. To splice a rope. 
Materials. A piece of five-eighths inch rope, and a marline spike 
which can be made from a block of hardwood. 
Directions. “Untwist the strands of the rope end six to fifteen 
inches or more, depending on the size of the rope. Select as No. 1 
the strand that is on the top of the rope and in the middle between 
Fic. 141.—Side splic@¥first stage. Fic. 142.—Side splice, second stage. 
the other two strands. Raise a strand on the top of the solid rope 
and pass No. 1 under it diagonally to the right, as in Fig. 141. 
Pull it up securely. Turn the two ropes over to the position shown 
in Fig. 142. Raise the next strand on this side of the one first 
