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straight and freely with a light mouth without the extra 

 rein, by no means apply it ; but if, on the contrary, the 

 animal is a very hard and excitable puller,* or stumbles 

 and throws its head about as thoucjh havine business on 

 both sides of the road at one time, then the bearing rein 

 cannot, and must not be dispensed with. 



It is not necessary to say that for safety the 

 quality of the leather and furniture of the set of harness 

 should be of the best, but // is necessary to intimate that 

 no matter how good the make and quality may be, equal 

 danger attends the " Turn Out " if the harness be not 

 properly and judiciously fitted. The horse must never 

 be buckled tight to its work, particularly at the traces ; 

 special care should be paid to them, in seeing that they are 

 punched true, and buckled equal length each side. The 

 piped or long loops should be well sewn in with strong 

 threads, and creased, chequered, and bevilled by hand. If 

 narrow loops are used throughout, they should be firm and 

 nicely blocked ; loose and flimsy loops are useless for the 

 purpose intended after a few showers of rain, and very 

 unsightly. Long breech-bands running up to the tugs are 

 rather ancient and complicated, and add to the expense 

 and weight of the harness — short breech-bands answering 

 the same purpose, and are lighter for the horse to carry. 

 If the set be regtilar best, it should be sewn four rows 

 throughout (by hand preferred) ; if it be second quality, 

 one row round is the rule ; and if plain harness be ordered, 

 it will be single solid leather in parts other than the traces, 

 back-band, tugs, and breech-band, which are always lined, 

 with the exception of the traces used in tramway and 

 such work. 



* How often have we heard it said that a certain horse shall come fresh 

 out of the stable and draw a vehicle and driver some miles without traces ? 



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