20 



THE CARE OF HORSES 



are the best ; they are easier to clean and dry, and 

 do not get rough and harsh with the sweat and 

 grease. Always see that the crupper-strap is long 

 enough from the pad to the tail. If it is too short 



Photo b} 



ShawcroAS. 



PIG. 8. THE WRONG WAY TO PAD A SORE. 



it drags at the pad and galls the tail, and may 

 produce either a jibber or a kicker. In the case 

 of a bony horse or one doomed to wear old and ill- 

 fitting harness — alas! there are many such — the poor 

 beast gets rubbed in places, generally where the 

 kicking-strap crosses the crupper. Never, as is so 

 often seen, pad that spot with rag, but pad each 

 side, and so raise the galling leather clear of the 



