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to give increased effect to the side pull of the rein, and to 

 prevent the corners of the mouth from becoming chafed. 

 Each guard is made of a circular piece of stiff cowhide, 

 about four and a half inches in diameter, and having, from 

 the centre to the circumference, an opening, which can 

 be laced up. Or it may consist of two pieces of leather 

 sewn together, and will then be a fixture. 



Fig. 80. Front view of bearing rein. 



NOTE. When using the long reins, the driver's move- 

 ments are so very noticeable each time he reaches forward 

 to turn the horse, that many colts will watch and turn 

 as they see him step forward, instead of waiting for the 

 signal from the rein. Therefore, we might, in these cases, 

 as a prevention, drive our pupils in blinkers. 



Just at first when the horse is likely to show fight, we 

 might make the standing martingale shorter, as by so 

 doing, we can drive him more easily where we wish. 



