THE COLLAR. 



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while the other is flat and has a buckle by which its length 

 is adjusted. Near the end is a leather loop for the purpose 

 of tightening the bearing-rein against the bearing- rein hook. 

 The full bearing-rein (see B, Fig. 61) is similar to the plain, but 

 differs from the latter in the round part being sufficiently 

 longer to allow its being passed through the ring or pulley of 

 the bridoon and attached with a buckle to a point of the crown- 

 piece. The length of the plain bearing-rein is about forty-four 

 .inches ; the diameter of the round section is about three- 



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eighths of an inch, and that of the flat part three-quarters of 

 an inch. The full bearing-rein measures about fifty-one 

 inches, the length of the round section is about twenty-four 

 inches, and the diameter is about three-eighths of an inch; 

 the width of the flat part is about three-quarters of an inch. 



THE COLLAR. 



THE HAME COLLAR is of two designs. The type most 

 commonly met with is Kay's pattern, in which the apex of 

 the opening is V shaped and the bottom part is in the form 



