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HAKNESSING. 



tight, tying the animals across the back, the undue 

 pressure being aggravated with each elevation of the 

 frame in the act of progression. 



The Collar. — More care and judgment are necessary 

 in shaping the stuffing of the collar to fit a horse than 



Fig. 1.— Front View of 

 a Collar, with the stuffing 

 placed as it should be for 

 wear with ease and safety. 

 a a, rim of collar all round. 

 b b, stuffing projecting 

 round outside of rim. 

 c c, stuffing to project in- 

 side at back of rim, for 

 the purpose of tighten- 

 ing the collar on the 

 neck in that situation, 

 and thus obviate ab- 

 rasion. 



for any other part of the harness. The collar should 

 not press either on the mane or on the under part of 

 the neck round the gullet ; the pressure should be on 

 each side of the neck at c c in figure. Collars to fit the 

 ordinary run of horses ought to be shaped thus, by the 

 padding exclusive of the rim. The shape of the rim is 

 comparatively immaterial, but it must be strong to re- 

 tain the collar in shape. Any collar, be it ever so well 

 shaped, should be tried on the horse's neck before it 

 is taken into wear, to make sure that it is neither too 

 large nor too small. 



Some horses' heads are large in proportion with the 

 size of collar they require ; in such cases, out of com- 

 passion for the poor animal over whose head the small 

 collar has to be forced at the risk of injuring his eyes, 

 the collar, which is generally closed, should be made 

 open at the top, to fasten with buckle and strap. 



