Earlshall (Ch22 / Q3)

I really dislike the idea that check-reins make a horse look fancy because it makes the horse more tired and shortens their life. In this chapter Beauty is introduced to one of the worst things for horses, the check-rein. The check-rein makes a horse weak and more susceptible to diseases, in other words shortening their life. If I owned a horse, even in those days, I would hate to see any horse treated this way. Wouldn't you?