118 A TREATISE ON HORSE-BREEDING. 



should be used, and then there can be no dan- 

 ger. To make these, prepare two straps of 

 very strong but soft harness leather two inches 

 in width and long enough to buckle comfort- 

 ably around the mare's hind pasterns. The 

 buckles must be strong and well made, and in 

 each of these straps there should be sewed a 

 strong, flattened ring. Next prepare a collar- 

 piece of two-inch leather, and about as large 

 as an ordinary horse-collar, so that the mare's 

 head will readily pass through it; to this collar 

 fasten securely two stout straps each an inch 

 and a half wide and just long enough to pass 

 down between the fore legs and reach the 

 straps on the hind legs; attach stout buckles 

 near the ends of the straps, but far enough 

 from the ends to leave room to adjust them to 

 different-sized mares; buckle these straps to 

 the rings in the straps that are fastened to the 

 hind legs, and buckle up short enough to effect- 

 ually prevent the mare from kicking, if she 

 should be disposed to do so. All this can be 

 adjusted in a moment's time and by its use all 

 danger from kicking is avoided. 



WHEN MARES SHOULD BE TRIED. 



A point upon which there is great diversity 

 of opinion is when and how often a mare 

 should be tried after she has been served by 

 the stallion. A mare will almost invariably be 



