going at that gait, as he has tliose owning such as go at 

 the trot and pace. The Runner can be so balanced in 

 his feet as to make the articulation so smooth and 

 frictionless, the action therefore, of the joints, tendons 

 and muscles so equalized, that it will be impossible 

 for a "break-down" to occur, except by the rarest and 

 most infrequent of accidents. He may be run to a 

 standstill, he may be jumped over hurdles and ditches 

 with impunity, but he cannot "break down", for 

 there will be no unequal strain on the joints, tendons or 

 muscles, the primary causes of all '■'■break-downs^'. 



As the author has had considerable experience in 

 driving horses, covering many years, he has been 

 repeatedly asked questions about check reins, etc. 



The above cut shows a checking rig— partly the 

 invention of the author — used by him for past 20 

 years on different horses of varied dispositions and 

 with satisfactory results in all cases. They could all 

 go faster and steadier than with any other manner of 

 checking. It gives the animal " a fine mouth." It is 



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