THE CARTER'S PRIDE 



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The illustration shows a heavy old bridle, with the 

 head-stall, all but the straps, cut out of one piece of leather. 



An Old Farm Bridle 



In old days horse-shoes seem to have been of a very 

 wide shape, such as would now be made for horses with 



Old Horse-Shoes 



corns ; but I have seen this old pattern so often that I 

 take it to have been in general use. These were found 

 when a hedge was grubbed down on my own ground. 



