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the former it is essential in every case, while in the latter 

 it may even be harmful. Some horses will fight much 

 more when blind-folded than when their view of the sur- 

 roundings is not obstructed. It consists of a padded hood 

 that covers the face, eyes, forehead, mastoid region and 

 poll. (Fig. 28.) 



