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so tight as to pinch the jaw when no 

 force is applied. 



Clipping horses in winter I have heard 



objected to on the ground of its being 



unsafe to deprive them of 'the 



Clipping 



thick coat which affords protec- 

 tion from the cold. If their coat is 

 thick and long, it is, in my opinion, 

 much wiser to clip them, and for several 

 very good reasons. Their work is rarely 

 continuous, and the alternating of the 

 heated with the cooling-off condition is 

 very liable to work more or less injury. 

 A heavy-coated horse which has been 

 driven until very warm, and then left 

 for half an hour to stand outside of a 

 shop or house and become chilled by 

 the wind striking the heavy wet coat, 

 which frequently does not dry for 

 hours, is likely to become a subject for 

 the veterinary. 



On the other hand, if the horse is 



