. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. 01. This is only a fair illustration of how many favorite driving andfamily horses, including even some work horses, are unintentionallychecked up, and compelled to remain so for hours at a time, no mat-ter how worked. But while the check is less objectionable for light driving, it isnot only abuse but real cruelty to use restraint upon the head of thedraft horse in this way, as it to a great extent disables the horsefrom drawing heavy loads. This need not be demonstrated ; any 254 CHECK
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. 01. This is only a fair illustration of how many favorite driving andfamily horses, including even some work horses, are unintentionallychecked up, and compelled to remain so for hours at a time, no mat-ter how worked. But while the check is less objectionable for light driving, it isnot only abuse but real cruelty to use restraint upon the head of thedraft horse in this way, as it to a great extent disables the horsefrom drawing heavy loads. This need not be demonstrated ; any 254 CHECKING AND BLINDERS. man of observation can see it, and it is finely illustrated in Fig. high English authority, Prof. McBride, says :— I most heartily concur in what has been said about the badeffects of the foolish custom of using the check-rein. It is a verycommon cause of roaring in the horse, which statement is indorsedby all veterinarians, seven hundred in England alone. Figs. 302 and 303 were drawn and engraved expressly for me,showing the great discomfort of horses checked high, though the. Fio. 807.—The Ordinary Side Check, Giving an Easy Rein. artist did not fully catch my ideas in his orders, and consequentlydid not express the position as fully and clearly as desired ; in anyevent, they are not overdrawn. For the privilege of copying Figs. 293, 294, 295, 306, and 307,which tell the story very plainly, I am indebted to Hon. T. , of Chicago, 111., the author and publisher of Hills Manualand other works. They are taken from Hills Album, a veryfine family work. Figs. 323, 324 are from photographs of what are termed burrsthat have been used by drivers in New York City upon the bits BLINDERS. 255 of their horses, and are here given for the purpose of showing theireffect upon the horses. The side view (Fig. 319) shows the endsof the tacks as they extend through the leather. These burrs wereplaced on the bit on each side of the mouth, so that the least pullof t
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