EVILS OF THE BEARING-REIN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1925, 6 November 1884, Page 4

EVILS OF THE BEARING-REIN.

I am anxious, in this place, to add my anathema against the inhuman instrument of totture, the bearing-rein, it is no less detrnneiited to the utility of the animal than it is leplete with agony to him. It must have been invented by <i savage and can only be employed by the insensate. Whence the benefit of unbearing a draught hoise when going up a hill ? Because the head can he thrown into its natural position, and inateii.illy assist by its weight in diawing the load. If it is beneficial to loose the head at times, it must also be .so on other occasions. Look at the elongvted mouths of the unfoi tunate animals thus so wantonly abused -torn by the bit in their unavailing elFoits to overcome this truly birb.uous instiument. What produces, that dreadful disease, poll evil, but the action of (his cruel strap ; consti •lining the head during the \ lolcnt e\ei tion ot the animii, producing the in Ham mation and ulceration of tho point upon which it aiticul.ites with the spine ? Poll evil, so geuui.illj' supposed to ongin.ite trom blows, indicted on the pai t, is attiibuting .done to the gagging-ii in. I ne\ er saw a lioisc used entirely for the saddle attacked with this aflection. In order to obtain momentaiy icbef fiom the toiment inflicted l>y the bearing-iein on the poll and mouth, the poor creature is compelled incessantly up toss up his head. By thus stiapping up the head you say ptactioally, " I expect you to di.iw a ceitain weight, but I will take away p.nt of your power of doing so." Some have urged that the bearingrein contributes to the safety of the animal, who, without it would be more liable t> come down. But even in the cabo of animals employed for quick di aught the fallacy of tins, argument has been piovcd, and the bearing-rein i-> fast giving way to a more lational system of ticatment, The argument is far less applicible to cart hoises ; for little fcor is ever cntcitainrd of their tailing, and broken knees, so common among tiie faster bmds, is tare amongst them. — M.R.CY..S. in NZ. Country Journal.

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