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thoroughly healed and all swelling has disappeared, when if any likely 
method of treatment has been adopted the horse may be tried without it, 
but no journey should be undertaken without one in the pocket in case it 
may be needed. A peculiar method of shoeing, called a feather-edged 
shoe, will often prevent this bad habit as long as it is adopted. 
HARNESS, 
Harness should always be chosen of the best leather which can be 
procured, and double stitched throughout. Inferior materials and work- 
manship are dear at any price. There is no improvement in principle 
upon the old-fashioned collar, and the buckle which has been in use ever 
since carriages came into fashion is still the best. 
DRIVING A SINGLE HORSE. 
THE HARNESS used in driving a single horse for general purposes is 
shown in the annexed engraving, and this form will serve either for two 
or four wheels. A complete set consists of three parts—Ist, the drawing 
part ; 2nd, that for holding up the shafts and backing the carriage; and 
3rd, that for guiding the horse. 
DETAILS OF SINGLE HARNESS, 
THE DRAWING PaRT consists of the collar (a), which is an oval ring 
padded so as to fit the horse’s shoulders, to which two iron bars, called 
hames (¢), are buckled on each side of it by a strap at top and bottom, 
called the hame-straps (dd). These pass through a flat eye at each end 
of the hames, and draw the two tightly together. Towards the top of each 
hame is a ring called the hame-terret (e), intended to confine the rein in 
its place as it passes to the head; while a little below the middle is a 
