CH. XI 



MARTINGALE 



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collar and inside of one side of the kidney-link, 



binding- it and the collar together, as in Fig. 100. 



It is a common mistake to buckle the billet of the 



martingale to the 



kidney-link only; in 



this case, should the 



hame-strap break, 



or be too loose, 



the link and hames 



may be pulled off 



together, entirely 



leaving the collar. 



Harness-makers 

 sometimes make 

 the martingale bil- 

 let too short to go 

 round the collar, in 

 which case, a new 

 billet must be put 

 on ; as a temporary expedient a short strap should 

 be buckled round link and collar. 



Another reason for buckling the billet round the 

 collar is, that if it is on the link only, it is swung 

 from side to side by the action of the horse, with an 

 ungraceful motion, as may be often noticed on a pair 

 of horses approaching the observer. For the same 

 reason the patent-leather ornament, which is usu- 

 ally on the martingale, must be firmly sewed to it, 

 as shown in Fig. 100, and not attached by a ring. 

 Martingales should not be used on the collars of the 



Fig. too. 



