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CHECKING AND BLINDERS. 



by being pressed upon them. In pointingf out this cause of 

 harm lately, I found a piece of wire connected with the orna- 

 ment of the blind, which became raised and pressed into the 



Fig. 336 — The position of the eyes. 



eye almost a quarter of an inch, so as to cause serious injury. 



The blinders had been pressed close up to the side of the head, 



and against the eye to such a degree 

 as to attract my notice. This is a 

 common occurrence, as the clinch 

 of the wire holding the ornament 

 either extends beyond the surface of 

 the leather, or becomes raised more 

 or less, and hence is a very common 

 cause of injury to the eye. I have 

 frequently found the outer edge of 

 the eye abraided and raw from this 

 cause. 



A horse is naturally suspicious 

 and afraid of anything he does not 

 plainly see, or does not comprehend 

 the nature of, and hence he must 

 \^ either be prevented from seeing ob- 

 jects at all, or be permitted to see 



Fig. 337.-Fashion. The blinds ^^em plainly. Any one can under- 

 as now formed. The eyes 



completely covered. ^tand that if compelled to look 



through a small slit or narrow 



space, it not only in the first place increases the difficulty of 



seeing, especially while moving, making it very trying on the 



eyes, but it makes it clearly impossible to see things as plainly 



