The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . d d). These pass through a flat eye at each end of the hames, anddraw the two tightly together. Towards the top of each hame is a ringcalled the hame terret (e), intended to confine the rein in its place as it 340 THE HORSE __ to the head; while a Utile below the middle is a metal arm, with aneye (/) in it, to which is attached the tug of the trace, a clip of iron stitchedinto a double piece of leather, which is fixed to the buckle for the trace {a).This last is simply a long do
The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . d d). These pass through a flat eye at each end of the hames, anddraw the two tightly together. Towards the top of each hame is a ringcalled the hame terret (e), intended to confine the rein in its place as it 340 THE HORSE __ to the head; while a Utile below the middle is a metal arm, with aneye (/) in it, to which is attached the tug of the trace, a clip of iron stitchedinto a double piece of leather, which is fixed to the buckle for the trace {a).This last is simply a long double-leather strap, attached at one end to theabove buckle, and at the other by an eye to the drawing bar of the gig oicarriage; or sometimes the buckle is at the other end, and then the tug isstitched at once into the trace. The supporting and backing part consists of the pad or saddle (^),somewhat similar in principle to the riding saddle, but much narrower andlighter. This has two rings for the reins, called the terrets (i), and a hook(j) for the bearing rein, all at the top. It is fastened to the horse by a. DETAILS OF SINGLE HARNESS. belly-band {k), and at the back of it there is an eye for the crupper, whichis a leather strap from it to the tail, round the root of which it passes, andthus holds the pad from pressing forwards. Through the middle of the padpasses a strong leather strap, called the back-band (/), which is attached toa buckle and strong loop on each side, called the shaft tug (m), by whichthe shaft is supported, and also kept back from pressing upon the horsesquarters, in which latter office it is sometimes assisted by a leather strappassing round these parts, and buckled on each side, either to the shaft orto its tug, and called the breechen {n). The part for guiding the horse consists of the bridle and the reins,the former being made up of two cheek-pieces and winkers (p and (/), athroat-lash (r), a noseband (s), a face-strap {l), a front-piece {u), and a h
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