180 



THE COLLAR. 



of the natural color, neat's leather. In a distinctly sporting 

 type of harness, such as a road -coach or a tandem set, the 

 collar is sometimes basil faced, i. e., the brown lining of the 

 inside is carried out over the rim of the collar and united 

 under the hames with the black leather. When the collar is 

 thus finished the saddle of the harness should be made to 

 correspond. 



Straw (see Fig. 65) and Canvas Collars. Both of these 

 forms of hame collars are fallino- into disuse. The straw 

 collar has the merit, however, of adjusting itself nicely to 

 the horse's neck, but is very perishable and becomes easily 

 soiled. It may be used with russet harness for the sporting 

 type of country vehicles. The white canvas-covered collar 

 has no special advantages. Owing to its striking contrast 

 with the color of the average horse, the harness and vehicle, 

 it is decidedly on the flashy order. 



Breast Collars are made 

 of two strips of leather : one, a 

 rather broad and heavy piece 

 carrying the trace buckles, 

 passes around the chest of the 

 horse; the other strap extends 

 over the withers and buckles 

 to the breast-piece wdiich it 

 supports. When the breast col- 

 lar is used for double harness 

 a rod serving as a kidney-link 

 is fastened on the front of the 

 breast-piece, and is supported 

 by leather stays extending from the sides of the bar to a 

 point near the withers on the shoulder-piece. The breast- 



FIG. 66. 



