Le cheval de la famille : ses écuries, les soins et l'feedingA manuel pratique pour les soldats à cheval . eeds liberté pour le plein exercice de ses poumons, neiwesand muscles du cou et de la tête. Toute personne sensée whoexamines la structure anatomique de la tête et du cou de la 98 LA FAMILLE CHEVAL. cheval, doit être impressionné par la grande pression sur nervesand ces muscles par nature, même lorsque leur liberté orfreedom non perturbées sont normales ou perturbé par des dispositifs artificiels. Thatover-contrôle est souvent la cause initiale de l'inflammation de themuscles et même le cerveau il y a peu de doute. Si ce b

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The family horse : its stabling, care and feedingA practical manual for horse-keepers . eeds freedom for the full exercise of his lungs, neiwesand muscles of the neck and head. Any thoughtful person whoexamines the anatomical structure of the head and neck of the 98 THE FAMILY HORSE. horse, must be impressed with the great strain upon these nervesand muscles required by nature, even when their normal liberty orfreedom are undisturbed or perturbed by artificial devices. Thatover-checking is often the initial cause of inflammation of themuscles and even the brain there is little doubt. If this be true, canit be doubted that this habit of tight over-checking (or tight reining)as practiced by many persons, often contributes to the virulence ofspinal meningitis, neuralgia, rheumatism, thumps, apoplexy andparalysis, etc. Harsh bits are not only cruel, but unwise ; though they maybe very effective at first, they ultimately make the mouth hard andcallous. Frosty iron bits inflict torture and permanent injury, andno one but a brutally careless person would ever thrust them into a. JFig. 60.—ENGLISH COLLAR HARNESS. horses mouth. There are now in market several patterns of bitscovered with leather or India-rubber, which are better, at least incold weather, than metallic bits of any kind. Every part of the harness must fit snugly, but with ease andcomfort. This point is often overlooked in changing a harness fromone horse to another. For general family purposes and heavy workof all kinds, the English collar and hames, illustrated in figure60, are the best. This distributes the draught equally over theshoulders and breast. The collar should conform to the horse notonly in size, but in shape. A collar which is too loose chafes, andundue pressure at any point galls the shoulders. There should bespace inside the lower end of the collar to admit the fingers betweenit and the windpipe. All parts of the collar that press upon theshoulders must be kept clean and flexible, and not all

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