Ii4 Horses on Board Ship. 



Owing to the softness of its material, I am 

 inclined to think that a halter made of webbing 

 is better for board-ship use on voyages of not 

 less than three weeks than a head-collar, 

 supposing that both kinds of gear are properly 

 made. 



Either with a halter or head-collar, the 

 tying-up rope on each side can be spliced to 

 the ring of the nose-band. In the case 

 of a detachable throat-latch, the tying-up 

 rope can be fixed by a clove hitch (Fig. 21, 

 p. 137) to the ring which works on the rear 

 portion of the . nose-band, and which is 

 attached to a strap that connects the nose- 

 band to the throat-latch. 



