The strait-jacket.—For English readers, I
Fig. 23.—The bridle-twitch, front and near-side view.
venture to apply this term to the hippo lasso of MM. Raabe and Lunel. It consists of a
Fig. 24.—The bridle-twitch, off-side view.
breachen and breast-band, supported by straps passing over the back, and connected by traces, which proceed from the breachen, through D’s, with rollers on them, at the end of the breast-band, back again through similar D’s on the breachen, and then forward; to become finally attached to buckles on the sides of the breast-band (see [Fig. 25]). A strap and buckle, laid along the top of the back, connects the two back straps together. A felt guard may be used with the supporting strap of the breast-band, so as to prevent it hurting the back. The breachen should be lined with felt. The back straps should be made of strong stirrup leather. The traces should be particularly strong, close to the breachen. The breachen and breast-band should be provided, at their respective centres, with a D, to which ropes may be attached, in order to keep the animal steady, before and behind.
This gear may be applied in the following way: