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A hobble is a device for restricting the ability of a human or an animal to run or to walk by limiting the motion of the legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they may also be used on dogs, especially during force-fetch training to limit the movement of a dog's front paws.
A hobbled donkey in Sardinia
[edit] Western horse hobbles
"Western"-style horse hobbles are tied around the pasterns or cannon bones of the front legs of the horse. They comprise three basic types:
- the vaquero or braided hobble
- the figure eight hobble
- the twist hobble
[edit] History
Hobbles date at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. Two Egyptian hieroglyphs are believed to be hobbles.
[edit] References
- R. J. Sagely. The How-To's of the Hobble. Retrieved on October 25, 2005. — A detailed discussion of the various types of Western hobbles
- Alan Henderson Gardiner (1957). Egyptian Grammar; Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs.. Griffith Institute.
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