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what he thought was best for the horse, and was evi- 

 dently interested when I explained the structure of the 

 animal. 



When the time for returning drew near I recognised 

 the footsteps of the grey mare as she came trotting freely 

 along. The driver had not replaced the hearing-rein, 

 and without a touch of the whip the horse trotted off 

 with a freedom of motion wonderfully contrasting with 

 the fretful jerks and jibbings. 



Happily, the campaign against the bearing-rein, so 

 energetically conducted by Mr. E. F. Flower, is doing its 

 work, and people are beginning to realise the fact that 

 the horse can do more with a free head than a cramped 

 one. Perphaps they may make one short advance, and 

 after freeing his mouth from the bearing-rein, and his 

 eyes from the blinkers, will release his feet from the iron 



THE END. 



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