[Jacob-list] Re; Gambrel use

[Kathryn Shirley]

I love the Gambrel restrainer.  While it is a bit on the small side for
the US's large sheep, I have successfully wrestled a really ticked off
200 pound ram into one, wrestled him into the back seat of the car and
took him to the vet.  The restrainer was the only thing on him and it
worked beautifully.  Though I have to admit that the vet was delighted
and dumfounded to find that I actually had one and used it.  I found
myself trotting back to the car with vet and several of his students in
tow to view a restrainer in action.

Kate Shirley

Robvcas at aol.com wrote:

> Sounds like a rather wise question to me , Joan !  I straddle the
> sheep and
> place the gambrel over the neck, then bring up one hoof and tuck it
> into the
> side and then place the other hoof  in the gambrel (at this point, the
> sheep
> will go down on the breastbone). Some sheep will just accept their
> fate at
> this point, and some will struggle first and then give up. If they
> decide to
> fight it, I just step back until they settle down.  The gambrel almost
> always
> has the effect of quickly forcing the sheep into calm submission,
> though.
> Robin
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