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feet (Fig. 42). Farm horses have often to stand for 

 long intervals in the cold ; leaving the hair over 

 the back keeps them warm, and, when the clipping 

 leaves off abruptly at the round of the rib the water 

 is carried clean off during rain. This style of clipping 



Fig. 42. — Work Horse Clipped. 

 (U C, undipped portions. X X X X, clipped portions.) 



does not improve the appearance of horses, but safety 

 and comfort should alwa}'s be more regarded than 

 appearance. Hunters and harness horses may be 

 clipped frequently during the season, but once is 

 generally sufficient for agricultural and all other kinds 

 of heavy work -horses. Singeing after clipping is a 



