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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. 



just below that prominent knob of bone which is seen half-way between 

 the eye and the corner of the mouth, so that when side ropes or pillar 

 chains are fitted these will be out of the reach of the lips. 



Slipping the head collar is a trick some horses become very expert at, 

 and they accomplish it either by getting the head rope over the head and 

 then leaning back, or rubbing the poll under the edge of the manger. In 

 either case the crown piece is pulled forward over the ears and the head 

 collar drops off. To prevent it : (i) if the throat lash is stitched on to the 

 cheek piece, leave off the brow band, the crown piece will then ride 

 further back on the neck and admit of the throat lash being tightened :— 



mprovised halter. 



(ii) if the throat lash is a separate strap, lengthen the loop by which it 

 is attached to the crown piece or slip it out of the ear loops of the 

 brow band : — or, (iii) discard the head collar and wear a broad neck strap 

 which should be fitted with only enough looseness to allow the animal to 

 swallow. 



Boarding up the space from the edge of the manger to the floor may 

 defeat those horses which rub their polls in the effort to get rid of the 

 head collar. 



Head collar chains are at present universal in the army : they are 

 noisy, very heavy, and from their weight more likely to give rise to 



