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THE OVERDRAW CHECK. 



fortable common check. 



The real fact is, however, that the 

 horse with neck straight- 

 ened, thus having head and 

 nose extended forward, is 

 greatly injured in appear- 

 ance as well as being un- 

 necessarily tortured. 



A well-fed, well-groomed, 

 spirited horse is the most 

 beautiful animal in exist- 

 ence ; his beauty consists of 

 his elegant proportions and 

 the contrast that comes from his supple movements and hand- 

 some color and the graceful curves that outline his body. 



All of this is seen from a study of the animal in a natural con- 

 dition. Particularly will the artist observe the graceful arch 



of the neck of a beautiful 

 horse; this curve is one of 

 the chief beauties of this 

 handsome animal, and this 

 feature of attraction is en- 

 tirely destroyed when the 

 neck is straightened by the 

 overdraw check; consequent- 

 ly, while this check has its 

 use, its misuse — its abuse has made it an object of abomination. 

 The gracefulness of manner and ease of motion of the swan, 



in its natural state, cannot 

 be excelled. The naturally 

 beautiful arch of its neck is 

 marvelous to behold. The 

 neck of the highly-bred 

 American horse of to-day, 

 No. 2. in its natural state, ap- 



proaches nearer to that of the swan than any of our domestic 

 animals. Now, suppose that 



No. l. 



we, sensible and enlightened 



