HAENESSING. 



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is desirable that in single harness the belly-band be 

 always wrapped once rojind at least one of the shafts 

 before the tug, whether the draught be on four or on a 

 pair of wheels. JSTeglect in this particular has often 

 occasioned accidents. The terret-pad is generally placed 

 too far forward ; the shortening of the crupper remedies 

 this. 



The Collar. — More care and judgment are necessary 

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



Fio. 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. 

 6 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 

 lar2:e nor too small. 



Some horses' heads are large in proportion with the 

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



