MOUNTED INSTRUCTION 



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In entraining: 1'he harness lieloiigins' i.o a single pair is jilaccd in a 

 harness sack in the following- order: Neck yoke; collars, one in each 

 end of the sack ; bridles, one inside of each collar; traces looped around 

 and outside of the collars : blankets, one on each collar ; saddles, one on 

 each blanket. The harness sack is securely tied and is tag;,g-ed to show 

 (1) the pair in the team, (2) the carriage, (3) the section. 



When harness sacks are not taken, each horse's harness may be 

 packed in a grain sack and appropriately tag-g-ed. 



THE ARTILLERY HARNESS 



The component parts of the artillery harness are given in the table 

 below. 



Component parts 



Backstrap and crupper, complete 



Consisting of — 



Body and hip straps 



Crupper dock 



Loin strap 



Trace loops 



Backstrap hook 



Belly band, complete 



Consisting of— 



Belly band 



Holding down strap 



Holding down strap hook 



Breast strap, complete 



Consisting of— 



Breast strap 



Breast-strap hooks 



Breeching, complete 



Consisting of— 



Backstrap (1) and hip straps (4) . 



Body. 



Crupper dock . 

 cks: 



Backstrap hook 



Side strap hooks 



Loin strap 



Side straps 



Trace loops 



Bridle complete (old model) 



Consisting of — 



Brow band 



Brow-band ornaments 



Check pieces 



Coupling strap 



Connecting strap 



Crownpiece 



Snaffle bit* 



Reins (pairs) 



Throat-latch 



Bridle, complete (new model 



Consbting of— 



Brow band 



Brow-band ornaments 



Crown piece 



Coupling strap 



Snaffle bit* 



Beins. 



Crown piece strap 



Collar, steel 



Hame tug (a part of the collar) . 



Collar strap 



Halter, complete 



Near 

 horse 



Off 

 horse 



Lead 

 Near Off 



Property 

 classificatio 



Sec- 

 tion 



' Twenty curb bits with chains are issued for use in place of snaffle bits on fractious draft horses. 



