THE HEAD AND NECK. 



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so as to render the animal Incapable of lowering its head 

 beyond a certain point, according to the length of the 

 rein. Not content with ' this, a still more severe instru- 

 ment was invented, and is known by the name of the 



THB "GAG" BEAKING-REIN. 



"gag," or Bedouin, bearing rein. This apparatus is 

 shown in our illustration. 



In the ordinary bearing-rein, the strap is hitched upon 

 the saddle-hook A, passes through the drop-ring at B, and 

 is fastened to the bit at c. Thus, if the horse should 



