On casting horses ; with a description of the new casting hobbles, invented by Bracy Clark / [Bracy Clark].

  • Bracy Clark
Date:
1814
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Credit: On casting horses ; with a description of the new casting hobbles, invented by Bracy Clark / [Bracy Clark]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is entirely done away. The friction and strain of these new Hobbles is chiefly confined to the iron parts, which gives them a duration in wearing that is almost endless. The iron chain terminating the rope, is found to pass or slide through the rings with 'less friction, if well made, than a rope would do; and, by the use of the steel rollers, it requires much less force, or fewer men in casting the horse. The apparatus itself is represented in the plate annexed, and the fol- lowing brief description will enable the reader to form a correct idea of the nature of it;—One of the Hobbles, it will be observed, is made different to the rest, which we call the principal or master Hobble; it is seen on the near fore leg, and is always to be placed or fixed on the fore leg of that side of the horse that is designed to be uppermost when on the ground; the end of a chain is fastened to this Hobble by means of the moveable pin (A), which is prevented from falling out with any agitation of the apparatus, by having two or three turns of a screw in its upper part, under the thumb piece (A). The chain (B) termi- nates in a swivel, received into the notch through which the pin passes, and the links of this end of the chain are made open and plain, for receiving the hook for fastening him; the rest of the links are twisted and made shorter to run more readily upon the rings; to this chain is attached a cord (C); we have’ preferred one of those which are called the patent ropes, being plaited of strands of equal tension, and are found not only stronger but more flexible than the common ones. At the extremity of this cord is attaclied, for convenient use and to prevent its being lost, the oblong curved hook of iron (D). It would appear almost needless to describe the manner of using or applying the apparatus, as it is so simple, and the plate so plainly in- dicates it; it is evident, that on drawing the rope, the legs are forced together, and he is made to fall, some straw being placed on the ground to receive him : he is no sooner down and the feet drawn to- gether, than the hook (D) is passed through one of the open links of the chain, which, as it cannot then return back through the perfora- tion in the plate (Ej, he becomes perfectly fixed, and nothing further is
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