. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. 54 HARNESS A safe and neat tie is a good strap or rope, with a snap on one end. Tie the strap to the post, pass the snap through the bit, over the horse's neck, and snap into the same bit- ring. Any attempt to get away draws the bit towards the crest of the neck uncomfortably. The good road halter is the simple one drawn. The muzzle piece is a slip-noose, and the only other strap goes over the head back of the


. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. 54 HARNESS A safe and neat tie is a good strap or rope, with a snap on one end. Tie the strap to the post, pass the snap through the bit, over the horse's neck, and snap into the same bit- ring. Any attempt to get away draws the bit towards the crest of the neck uncomfortably. The good road halter is the simple one drawn. The muzzle piece is a slip-noose, and the only other strap goes over the head back of the bridle, so it cannot be worked off. Throughout it is made of inch and a half heavy leather, and pull- ing only compresses the horse's mouth. It is quickly and easily put on, even with numb hands, and is tasteful for ladies' use. Don't tolerate a road halter with a short tie strap. Keep the collar clean. Oil it once a month, the rest of the harness twice a year. Clean the leather before you apply the dressing—twice as much neat's-foot oil as beef tallow, with a dash of castor oil, no lampblack. Oil to the harness increases the wear of both it and the horse. A good plan of haltering horses is shown here. Put a staple on the outside of the manger, put the halter strap through this, and tie the end of the halter to a block of wood below the staple. This will always keep the slack taut. Take the horse to the harness shop, and do not buy a collar that does not fit. A slight misfit may be overcome by making a cut where it M'ill be covered by the hame and removing some of the padding. The collar will not be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson


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