If the horse is quiet, the breast-band and breachen may be put on separately, with the back straps supporting them, and may be
Fig. 25.—The strait-jacket.
connected together by the strap on the top of the
Fig. 26.—Horse with strait-jacket on.
back, and by the traces on each side. The breast-band should rest high up against the fore-arms, and the breachen behind, and a little below the level of the stifles (see [Fig. 26]).