THE GAG SNAFFLE. i93 



opposite side of the horse's mouth, without being taken 

 by the headstall. A moderately tight noseband, by 

 closing the mouth and thus causing the horns of the 

 snaffle to act, to greater advantage, against the side of 

 the jaw opposite to which either rein is pulled, will 

 materially increase the turning effect of this bit. The 

 native polo players of Munipur, in which country polo 

 has been the national game for centuries, all use the 

 double-ringed snaffle with their matchless ponies. 



6th. The gag snaffle is used with two reins, one 

 being attached in the ordinary manner, while the other 



Fig. 19. 



is a continuation of a separate headstall, the cheekpieces 

 of which are rounded, and pass downwards freely through 

 holes in the rings of the snaffle — instead of being buckled 

 or sewn on to them — and from thence to the rider's 

 hands. When the gag reins are pulled, the bit is forced 

 against the corners of the horse's mouth, which makes 

 him draw up his head. This bit is consequently very 



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