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one position more than in an}^ other position, the 

 neck will become more and more moulded into that 

 position. Hence we see the seasoned carriage-horse 

 with powerful highly developed muscles of the 

 neck, which gives to his neck a more massive ap- 

 pearance with its double curve. The bearing rein, 

 judiciously applied, effects this by compelling the 

 horse to keep his head up and his nose in, which 

 no doubt is tiring at first, till the muscles of the 

 neck get into condition ; just as in the case of the 

 raw recruit who has to keep his head up, shoulders 

 well back, and the palm of the hand open to 

 the front. The muscles in six weeks or less get 

 into tone, and there is an end to pain from res- 

 traint. 



The bearing rein does this good, it causes de- 

 velopment of the muscles of the neck, and enables 

 greater weight and strength to be thrown into the 

 collar. Consequently it enables those who drive 

 pairs to have both breeding and substance. 



In concluding this lesson, we have just to remind 

 the reader that the neck has two sources of bulk, 

 namely, the fibro-fatty mass which we have before 

 discussed, and the forced development of the mus- 

 cles. So that we may have both these conditions 

 in the same neck, or one only. 



We shall have more to say about the head and 

 neck in our next lesson. 



