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on that part which bears on the back 

 and the outer surface is of webbing 

 to match the blanket in color. The 

 leather is of double strapping. (Some- 

 times a roller cloth similar to the pad 

 cloth but smaller is placed under the 

 roller in addition to the pad cloth.) 

 Fourth, the breast cloth, the upper ends 

 of which are cut so that they almost 

 reach the withers. The breast cloth is 

 held by straps which extend from a point 

 over the withers on the blanket, and are 

 fastened to buckles on the corners of 

 the breast cloth. Fifth, the hood, which 

 should be of the full length pattern and 

 may be either buttoned or fastened with 

 tapes sewed to each side under the jowl 

 and windpipe. Sixth, knee boots, the 

 fronts of which should be of leather 

 and the side pieces of the same cloth as 

 that of the clothing. The backs of the 

 straps which fasten around the leg above and below the 

 knee should be lined with chamois covered pads. (See 

 Fig. 169.) 



Fig. 1 68 shows a horse in a full set of exercising clothing. 

 When horses are exercised a breast cloth should be used and 

 the blanket should not extend around the breast. 



FIG. 169. 



COOLERS. 



Coolers are large woollen rugs used in cooling off horses 

 that return to the stables in a heated condition. Such rugs 



