Show POINTS ON HARNESSING HAR JESSING How Bucking Kicking and Run Runaways Runaways Runaways Are Caused C used To fit tit a n harness to a horse is the sim simplest of operations and only neglect negle t and the good nature and patience of ot tho the ani animal animal mal hial allow any departure from exactness Few fit as they should but ar arm so loose that the oars are painfully r pinched Blinkers carelessly kept become warped out of shape and seriously ob obstruct obstruct obstruct vision don while if they flare flarO or the chock check pieces are too loose they thoy lose their effect In the one case cases and are dangerous as affording glimpses of the following ve ye vehicle vehicle hicle hide in the tha other Bits are generally too wide rather than too narrow bits too thin and sharp are arc often or roughed through carelessness s or too tightly drawn Col aol Collars lars Jurs are often too much bent at the top our horses are rather us 8 a rule and sore or chafed necks are very frequent In consequence Pads are usually broader i ls i l the tree than is best especially If It a horse is light in flesh and the ridge suffers unless a housing Is worn When placed well back as they should be however generally fit tit better and the tho girth does do s not chafe chaCe the thin skin at t the tho elbows Breastplates generally are far tar too loose dangling aim aimlessly aimlessly aimlessly lessly about whereas they have vitally important duties to perform in handling the load loud if tight are arc al always always always ways dangerous as inciting to a kicking serape scrape especially if the crupper is not thickly padded Tight girthing is never necessary The breeching should hang in inthe Inthe Inthe the right rl ht place and be just tight enough to te come into play when traces sla lc k without that length which leaves Jt it dang ling about and stopping the vehicle with witha a sudden jerk Pole pieces should while controlling the instantly not be drawn so tight that the horses are jammed against the pole nor should they dangle loosely about No should stick up or out but everything ev bo snugly billeted As a n rule are art made long enough for tor a dromedary and girths big enough for an elephant with from four foul to six tx boles holes each that are never visited by a Nose Nosebands Nosebands bands band should have a lot of holes hole close together and be used when needful to as assist assist slat in bItting at all aU events should fit tit snugly should be long longwith longwith Ion with several holes at the hand han rehia reins should hould have hae more holes and rather cloa clOser r together than usually usual punched F 1 M il Ware Vare in How to Appoint Your Vehicles in tho the Outing Magazine for Sop Sep |