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or their equivalent in order to insure the animal getting 

 the full benefit of the outing. 



DRESS CLOTHING. 



In the majority of large stables one or more sets of 

 dress clothing are kept, consisting of a blanket made slightly 

 smaller all around than that for ordinary use, and instead of 

 fastening in front the blanket is rounded off at the shoulders, 

 and the chest is protected by a breast-cloth ; a hood, roller, 

 roller cloth and pad complete the full suit. 



MEANS OF SECURING THE HORSE. 



For the average horse the ordinary head-collar or halter 

 will be found sufficiently secure, but when it happens that 

 the horse slips his collar, a strap with a buckle at one end 

 should be fastened to the crown-piece and the ends brought 

 tightly together under the jowl. Horses that have the habit 

 of pulling back in their stalls may sometimes be broken of 

 the habit by looping one end of the rope around the tail and 

 passing the other end through the halter before fastening it. 

 The halter shank may be of either rope or leather : chain is 

 objectionable, as it cannot be so readily cut away in case of 

 accident. The end opposite the buckle should be run 

 through a ring driven into the wall about three feet eight 

 inches above the floor. To the end of the strap or cord 

 should be attached a round block of wood or lignum-vitae of 

 sufficient weight to take up any slack of the halter shank. 

 If the weight is attached at a point which, when it is brought 

 in contact with the ring in the wall, will just allow the 

 buckle end to touch the ground, there will be but little risk 

 of the horse getting his feet caught. 



