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a great strain is imposed on it when a horse suddenly runs 

 back from fright, and they have been known to be pulled 

 down from this cause. Sometimes the tying arrangement 

 is double one on either side, and with certain horses this 

 is necessary. See Figs. 109, 110 and 112. 



We shall have later to refer to the question of stable 

 injuries and how they may be prevented, but it is per- 

 missible here to say that the majority are under control, 

 and many of them depend upon the length of the collar 

 chain or shank. 



A long head rope, collar chain or shank— whatever name 



PATENT BUFFER 





Fig. 113. — Noiseless t'asteuing (Mus- 

 grave). 



Fig. 114. — Sliding ring on bar 

 (St. Pancras). 



it may be known by — enables a horse to hang back in 

 the stall and kick his neighbour or get kicked ; it enables 

 him to get his fore or hind legs over the head collar fasten- 

 ing, it admits of him trying to get at his neighbour with his 

 mouth over the stall partition, with the result that a kick- 

 ing competition frequently ensues. In a word, it enables 

 the young, idle, overfed horse to get into mischief, and 

 horseplay always results in injury. 



The length of a head collar fastening is ascertained in 

 the following way : — Measure the height from the ground 

 to the top plate of the manger, add about eight inches to 



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