TRIMMING THE TAIL. 



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in good condition this work should be done every three 

 weeks. If the mane is allowed to grow three or four inches 

 long it destroys the contour of the neck and makes the ani- 

 mal look little better than a donkey. 



TRIMMING THE TAIL. 



The trimming of tails is intended to give a neat, natty 

 appearance, but the clumsiness of an underbred nag is only 

 accentuated by such treatment. To make trimming ap- 



FIG. 219. 



FIG. 220. 



propriate, fairly good conformation, action and spirit are 

 necessary. There is an English fashion prevalent at the 

 present time of allowing the hairs on the tail of a docked 

 horse to remain untrimmed. This is a fad, and has nothing 

 to recommend it except novelty. 



The shape in which the hair is to be cut should be largely 

 determined by the manner the tail is carried. Large horses 



