82 The Groo77zs Guide 



Bearing Rein: its Uses and Abuses. 



If a Pelham bit be used the bearing 

 rein should be fastened to the cheek, then 

 through the ' ear-rings ' of the head stall, 

 fastening on to the hook of the pad. 



Bearing reins are used more for show 

 than for any other purpose, causing 

 the animal to have a more erect carriao-e 

 of the head and neck, restraining him, 

 also bringing the hind quarters more 

 under the body. 



If carefully adjusted a bearing rein 

 does not cause the animal a o-reat 

 degree of discomfiture. When a horse 

 is trotting" the bearinor rein should be 

 'slack,' and never cause the bit to press 

 on the angles of the mouth. To allow 

 the bearing reins to do the latter, is most 

 certainly to abuse what is sometimes, 

 otherwise, a very useful appliance. 



