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to have elevated. From the collar is dependant a metal loop, ring, or 
other contrivance. By the side of this a strong rope is attached. The 
cord is then passed through the D 
of the hobble; afterward it is 
brought back and ran through the 
side ring or loop. A man then 
takes hold of the end of the rope, 
and, by gradual traction, causes the 
leg to be advanced. It is neither 
wise nor humane to drag the foot 
off the ground. A horse which will 
stand quiet with both feet resting 
on the earth, is rendered restless 
when one leg is fastened in the air. 
The occasion which makes it imperative to apply the side line is, 
when the hocks or hinder parts are examined. Many unbroken horses, 
though quiet in other respects, will not allow these portions of the body 
to be touched. By causing one leg to be advanced, the other is deprived 
of all power as a weapon of offense. The horse would obviously fall, 
if he were to project the only free hind member; and the timidity of the 
creature indisposes it to incur so vast an indignity. 
The other invention is the double side line. A rope is fixed to a loop 
on either side. The loop or ring is attached to a soft collar. The rope 
is afterward threaded through 
a hobble on each pastern. Both Se | 
legs are then gently pulled for- ete i 
ward, and the animal, having its 
posterior supports drawn from 
under it, comes to the earth. 
The ropes are held tight while 
the horse is turned upon its 
back. The instant it is in that, 
position, somebody seats himself 
upon the head, while the body of 
the animal is propped up by 
numerous trusses of straw. 
This last is but an imperfect 
method of casting. In general 
it is rendered still more cruel by the abuse to which it is subject. The 
ropes are commonly pulled with an utter disregard to the living body 
upon which they operate. The hind legs are often drawn to the shoul- 
ders, and frequently additional cords are employed to make the poor 
THE SIDE LINE. 
THE DOUBLE SIDE LINE. 
