SPECTACLES FOR HORSES.
'J'iiß Opliciu sij-s that a well-known lirra of optician? in London msnufacture specially 'constructed spectacles (o ha worn by horses. The object is to pro* mote "high stepping." Horse spectacles, we learn, are mack of stiff leather, quite inclosing the eyi.'S of the horse, and the glasses employed are deep concave and large in-size, The-fft'ect is to give the ground in front of the horse the appear-. since of being raised; the animal, therefor?, steps high, thinking he is goiaj uphill, or has to step. over.an obstacle in front of him. ' If the system is per* severed with when the animal is young. the effect is said to be marvellous. Many hoises, it is alleged, could b& materially improved bv a visit to the optician, and it is recommended that the sight of all hi-rses should be tested. This'particularly, applies to Valuable hunters, which are found optically unfit for their work, when a little artificial assistance would make'them as nsefut as ever. Apart from this consideration, many vice?, it is helie\ed, might be cured by means of eye glasses. The ,canse of shying is, as a rule,'short sight.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7146, 11 February 1892, Page 1
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191SPECTACLES FOR HORSES. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7146, 11 February 1892, Page 1
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