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by hunters and racers Average daily work of a man carry- 

 ing a burden compared with that of a horse under various 

 circumstances and at various degrees of speed, . 89-104 



PAET II. 



BITS AND BITTING. 

 CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 



Vulgar idea of hard and soft mouthed horses The horse's 

 head and neck levers, by means of which the animal's body 

 may be steered like a boat by the tiller Baucher's ideas of 

 the position of the head and neck Rational handling con- 

 trasted with ordinary horse-breaking Bitting must be suited 

 to style of riding Value of good and careful bitting in the 

 handling of young horses, and the prevention of restiveness 

 Its great importance for cavalry, . . 107-119 



CHAPTER II. 



THE NECK THE HEAD THE MOUTH THE TONGUE- 

 CARRIAGE FEELING. 



Varieties of shapes, &c., of horses' necks Influence of this on 

 direction of pull of reins Influence of military pack on the 

 same Ditto of shape of horse's head, and mode in which it 

 is set on neck The head considered as a lever Horses that 

 poke out their noses or bend their necks too much Width 

 between jaws Glands situated here Conformation of 

 horse's chin, nose, lips, chin-groove, externally ; of mouth 

 and tongue internally Average dimensions of some parts 

 of horses' mouths The tongue-channel Carriage of horse's 

 head and neck must be suited to kind of work demanded 

 Carriage for military purposes, for racing, for hunting, for 

 road-riding, ..... 120-145 



