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natural lines of the horse's neck, and by extending the bot- 

 tom part of the opening in a V shape, all risk of pressure on 

 the windpipe is avoided. Hames made to fit these collars 

 will not fit the Kay design. 



FIG. 65. 



THE SHAPE of the hame collar is generally understood to 

 define its outlines, which are limited to two, straight and 

 shaped ; the former being the design used for road-coach 

 harness or that of a sporting or semi-sporting nature, while the 

 latter is characteristic of the more finished forms of brougham, 

 victoria or other dressy types. The difference can be ob- 

 served by viewing the collar from the side : the straight collar, 

 it will be noticed, is made in an almost perpendicular line ; 

 the shaped collar is curved in the shape of the middle section 

 of a letter S. 



THE FINISH is usually of patent leather on the outside and 

 black leather on the inside, but the inner lining is sometimes 



