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horse meets with this accident, yet if the bails were fitted 

 higher no such methods would be required, for the animal 

 could not kick over them. 



It is no use talking of fitting higher a bail consisting of a 

 simple pole either of wood or iron, for the higher this is 



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Fig. 121. — Army bail made of iron. 



lifted the more useless it becomes as a protection. In 

 fact, we may at once say that for a determined kicker it is 

 useless, and against a moderate kicker insufficient. 



An excellent bail hook is seen in Fig. 122 ; it is at once 

 released by raising the link. No hook should 

 be used for a bail support that is not com- 

 pletely protected, or most serious wounds 

 may be inflicted. 



Bails may be described as simple, viz., if 

 only a pole or plank ; compound if consisting 

 of plank and kicking piece ; deep, if made in 

 one piece to be hung high and drop low. 

 Each of these must be considered separately. 



The Simple Bail (Pig. 121), as above de- 

 scribed, is hardly used anywhere else than in 

 the army, where it is an iron pole suspended from the 

 manger in front and heel post behind. To the latter it 

 is attached by several links of chain which pass over a 

 swivel hook, from which it is at once liberated in the event 

 of an accident. The objection to this form of bail is the 



Fig. 122.— Bail 

 hook which is 

 released by 

 pulling np the 

 link. 



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