Flartus guessed it. It's a tool to measure for Ben's collar.
Just like humans, horses can be the same weight and height, but different sizes. Boomer and Ben are both 18.2 hands and 2,000+ pounds, but Boomer's collar is too small for Ben.
The fit of a driving horse's collar is just as important as the fit of a riding horse's saddle. The collar distributes the load of the vehicle around the horse's neck and shoulders (loosely stolen from Wikipedia).
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Yay! I couldn't have done it without Lori's brilliant leap, though. (And if you're wondering why I'm able to comment so much...I'm supposed to be lesson-planning!) :P
Interesting! I had no idea such a thing existed!
That would be a XXXXL collar :O) I am guessing tee hee
Where have I been? I missed all of the posts about the measuring device! Even though I have collars for the boys I probably wouldn't have guessed what it was. They were measured by a carriage driver using a variety of collars that he had.
Congratulations to Flartus!
I really have to 'hit' the horse books!
So much to learn...my Dads are so unhorsey...no excuse...us 4 leggers Ben shall stick together!
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