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terfering with his running ; on the contrary, by using 

 this rein one may dispense with sharp snaffles or curbed 

 bits which so frequently have that effect. Seeger him- 

 self, however, thinks it unsuited to racing or hunting 

 purposes. 



But it is chiefly in the handling of young animals, 

 whether for the saddle or draught, that these contriv- 

 ances are valuable, because they enable us to attain 

 our objects gradually and noiselessly, as it were, al- 

 though with perfect certainty ; above all, they afford 

 us the means of avoiding all unnecessary violence, or 

 any approach to ill treatment. 



