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When the sore is healed, and the horse is restored to 

 perfect usefulness, he is again SOUND. 



When the saddle hurts the horse so much as to 

 cause him to go lame, or to fall upon his knees, and no 

 sore is visible on the removal of the saddle, the horse is 



SOUND. 



But, should there be any wound caused by the 

 saddle, the animal is, until cured, UNSOUND. 



Under no circumstances should the bearing-rein be 

 tight. When it is too tight it prevents the animal 

 from throwing the necessary weight upon the collar, 

 disturbs the circulation of blood to the head, and causes 

 apoplexy, megrims, and other evils. But in double 

 harness the bearing-rein should be sufficiently tight to 

 prevent the horses from catching their bits in the pole- 

 piece, though this prevention is sometimes attempted by 

 removing the lower bar from the bit. What is thereby 

 avoided, however, at the bottom of the bit, frequently 

 occurs to an equal extent by the catching of the cheek 

 of the bit in the other horse's head-gear. 



I have dwelt thus far upon the injuries arising from 

 a misfitting saddle, as they cause great annoyance and 

 pain to the horse, as well as inconvenience to the 

 owner, and are easily rectified by any one who will 

 take the trouble to look in the right direction for 

 the cause ; especially as the same remarks apply to all 

 parts of misfitting trapping, such as saddles, bridles, 

 harness, rollers, head-stalls, &c. For in this case, what 



