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the saddle in place ; and the part under the tail must be 

 perfectly smooth. 



THE 

 COLLAR 



COI,I,AR. 



The most important part of the harness 

 is the collar. It must fit, or the horse 

 will suffer and be unable to pull properly. 

 If it is too large it will chafe the shoulder ; and if too 

 small, it presses the windpipe and worries 

 the horse. Have the collar made to order 

 so that it exactly fits the neck and shoulders, 

 then the weight of the load will be dis- 

 tributed over the front of the shoulders, 

 gS Jfc^ leaving the wind- 



jA f fitting collar is as much annoy- 



^^ ^:::= "^-f BHrts- ance to a horse as a pair of bad- 



V^ J shaped shoes is to a man. The 



|\ / lining should be of a smooth, 



BREAST coi.i,AR. g^f^ leather, and be always kept 



perfectly clean. The best collars are those that open at 



the top. This is much better than the kind that goes on 



over the horse's head. The latter style annoys and 



worries many horses. The breast collar, or strap, is not 



to be recommended ; although it looks very neat, it 



presses against those muscles which should not en- 



