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and the pectoral region. But since most operations in these 

 regions can be performed in the standing position, no great 

 objection can be raised on this account. The casting har- 

 nesses such as Zeigler's are preferable for such operations. 

 The Zeigler harness and other similar contrivances encircle 

 the body at the girth instead of at the neck, but are other- 

 wise similar to the above described ropes. 



THE STOCKS.— (Fig. 25.) This apparatus is highly 

 recommended by many veterinarians, especially where only 

 one assistant is available. With most any other form of 



Fig. 25. 



Horse in the Stocks. 



restraint two or three assistants are absolutely necessary 

 to assure the safety of the patient and the comfort of the 

 surgeon. With the stocks one assistant is sufficient. They 

 are quite satisfactory for operations on the withers, the 

 acnestis, the shoulders, the buttocks, and the tail. For the 

 legs they are much less effectual as a means of restraint, 

 and are none too safe for the patient. 



They are constructed of four perpendicular beams set 

 in the form of a rectangle two and a half feet wide and six 

 feet long. The sides are connected with a single strong 

 stationary plank about two and a half by twelve inches 



