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to be let loose at night, and as the darkness of night 

 is no terror to his extravagant propensity no good 

 purpose is served, for in the 

 morning he will generally have 

 his clothing torn in shreds and 

 trampled among his feet. A 

 good plan for preventing him 

 is to attach a strong leather 

 apron to the headstall immedi- 

 ately behind his jaws, which in 

 all cases will prove an effectual ^ ^ ^^^' ^^' 



'■ L Leather Apron. 



cure (Fig. 21). All his efforts to 



seize the sheet will be futile, because the leather apron 



will always intervene when it is properly adjusted. 



HOW TO PREVENT HORSES PUTTING THEIR FORE 

 LEGS OVER THE COLLAR SHANKS. 



Some horses are continually getting their legs over 

 the collar shanks, and not infrequently they get them 

 wound up, throw themselves down, and otherwise 

 damage themselves. A horse that is addicted to 

 this caprice is best prevented by placing a strong pair 

 of "hopples" upon his fore pasterns. The strap be- 

 tween his feet should be sufficiently long to enable 

 him to lie down comfortably, and short enough to 

 prevent him getting his feet high enough to put them 

 over the shank of the halter. After the horse has worn 

 the "hopples" for a month he will generally have for- 

 gotten his bad habit, although, if he is permitted to 

 stand much in idleness he will occasionally resume it. 



