Show properly F fitted collar for horse one most important important point often afen J overlooked in push of work no corb more inexcusable thing Is to be seen an on the farm than a horse working in ih the field with un an improperly 1 litter collar if the collar Is too large chafing d and sores result and it Is agapi agony to io the lit i ehor horse seto to be kept in harness if on other hand fiand the collar la Is too short the horse Is c choked down and cannot give satisfactory service A few points lit in selection of collars are well worth remembering points on selection lathe IV the horse Is thick through the upper upper portion of the neck lie he should be fitted alt with 11 a hall half or full sweeney swe ency collar the reason 1 Is that these collars arp arc not so fully padded about the upper portion of the neck as they are farther down where the neck of the horse Is not so thick and needs heavier padding A awell well fitting collar results from a careful study of tile the uni animals nials shoulder lit in these respects after the collar Is selected pleasure measure it 0 he deck this is best done by pressing the collar callar back against the horses shoulder und and while so held testing wIle whether flier there Is enough room between the neck and the sides of the collar to permit passage of the fingers up and down it if so the col lar Is not too tight and yet Is large enough for anything roomier would probably pro bubly cause chafing next test for length by fitting the collar on the lie horse with battles und and traces in place and arrange to have some pull exerted on the traces while the horse walks if this Is not possible have a man on each side of the horse pull down aud and press back on the collar in order to get it firmly placed against the shoulder in this position there should be a space of one and one half inches between the bottom of the collar and the neck of the horse if the collar is too short the horse will choke as has been explained if too long the draught of the names hames will be brought too low and improper balance will ensue castle pulling contests help borse pu pulling I 1 ling contests says the american horse breeders bleeders Bre eders association lit in a recent on llor horses ses and mules for power and irolia Ir olit have been and are of immense value in demonstrating the proper titling fitting of collars |