Take a rope 30 or more feet long, make a slip noose at the end and pass it over the animal's horns, leaving the knot in the loop between the horns; then pass the rope backward along the neck to the withers, just in front of which take a half hitch on it, passing it along the back, take one half hitch just behind the forelegs and a second in front of the hind limbs round the flank.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The animal still stands with the forelegs wide apart and the elbows turned outward.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The animal stands with the forelegs wide apart to facilitate respiration.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler