146 The Diseases of Animals 
the collar about the animal’s neck, or held by an 
assistant. 
For an important surgical operation, horses are 
usually thrown, by the use of either side-lines or hob- 
bles. Fig. 36. The side-line method consists in attach- 
ing long ropes below the fetlocks on both hind legs, 
Fig. 36. Throwing a horse by means of side-lines 
running the ropes forward to a collar and, by exerting 
force on the ropes, drawing the animal’s hind legs for- 
ward and upward and retaining them in that position. 
Special throwing harnesses are made for this purpose. 
Lacking these, one may use a piece of three-fourths inch 
rope forty feet long, doubled at the center and tied to 
make a loop at that point about two feet long. This 
loop can be slipped over the horse’s head, in the form 
