CONTENTS. Xlii 



railway buffers Arrangement of a train -The martingale- 

 Rattling of harness and tossing- of heads Sir Arthur Helps' 



opinion Effect of the gag bearing-rein on the spine and feet 



The t burr ' bit of America Mr. Henry Bergh's work The 



locomotive and the horse .... 198 



CHAPTER XIII, 



The bearing-rein continued The locomotive and the brake Proba- 

 tion of an engine driver The bearing-rein and the break 

 Leading reins converted into bearing-reins Railway companies 

 and the bearing-rein Theories as to the bearing-rein Its 

 supposed use in preventing the horse from falling Bearing- 

 reins and hills Harness in Scotland The bearing-rein in 

 Bristol Mr. Cracknell's testimony The bearing-rein and 

 runaway horses A grievous experience The shoulder injured 

 by the bearing-rein Testimony of more than a hundred veteri- 

 nary surgeons ' Roaring ' caused by the bearing-rein Mis- 

 taken zeal Summary * Free Lance's ' check for a runaway 

 horse . 222 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The BLLNKER and its supposed uses Cropping of ears Alleged 

 necessity for cropping Contradictory temperament of the 

 horse Courage and timidity Inquisitiveness Rarey's prin- 

 ciple The kettle- drummer's horse Mr. C. II. Tamplin's 

 experience Obstinacy of a coachman Value of the ' master's 

 eye ' Waterton at Walton Hall Letter from ' C. F. W.' to 

 the Field newspaper ' Jockeying ' adviser Modified blinkers 

 Eye of the horse Cruel superstitions The third eyelid, or 

 1 nictitating membrane/ and its use The groom's rashness and 

 its effects 244 



CHAPTER XV. 



The mane and the practice of ' hogging ' The tail and its office 

 What man does to the tail Docking A puzzled J.P. The 

 professional eye again Docking and lock-jaw Nicking An 

 unexpected ally * Conducive to human safety ' The tail and 

 the crupper Winter and summer coats of the horse Clipping 

 and singeing American horses in winter Fashion with man 

 and horse The groom's real reason for clipping Mayhew and 

 Lupton's opinions of clipping The ' moulting ' of birds . . 264 



