The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . he traces are buckled, and it is supportedby a withers strap, which is likewise buckled to it. It has the advantage ofbeing lighter than the collar, although with heavy weights to draw it confinesthe shoulders, but for those persons who now avail themselves of the lightand cheaply constructed American gigs they are very suitable. They have 342 THE HORSE the additional advantage that a horse galled at the withers may continue atwork, and are often substituted for the ordinary col
The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . he traces are buckled, and it is supportedby a withers strap, which is likewise buckled to it. It has the advantage ofbeing lighter than the collar, although with heavy weights to draw it confinesthe shoulders, but for those persons who now avail themselves of the lightand cheaply constructed American gigs they are very suitable. They have 342 THE HORSE the additional advantage that a horse galled at the withers may continue atwork, and are often substituted for the ordinary collar, thereby saving muchloss of time in waiting for a bad place to get sound again, and avoiding anyrisk of incurring collar pride or jibbing. Undertakers still generallyuse the breast collar for their black Flemish stallions. A PAIR PxUR-HORSE HARNESS Only diifers in detail from that already described,both being made on the same principle. Double harness consists, likesingle harness, of three essential parts ; but as there is no shaft to besupported, the pad is much lighter and more simple. The drawing part is. DOUBLE HARNESS. similar to that already described, except that the lower eyes of the hamesare permanently connected by an oval piece of metal, upon the lower part ofwhich a ring freely travels, to which the pole-piece of the carriage isbuckled, and by which it is backed. The trace-buckles, also, are oppositethe pad, and supported from it by a light strap, called the traces themselves either end with an eye, or, with a full fold uponthemselves, w?th an iron eye, called a roller, and intended to bo used uponthe roller-bolt of the splinter bar. The pad is very light, and has no back-band ; sometimes a long breechen runs to the trace-buckle; but for lightharness a mere supporting strap for tjie traces, called a hip-strap, is all thatis used. The bridle is nearly the same as for single harness, except thatthere are no ornaments on that side which is towards
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