BRIDLES AND SADDLES. 



shall find that the bone at the chin groove (see Fig. 24) 

 is smooth and rounded, while, immediately above it, 

 the edges of the branches of the jaw are sharp and 

 sensitive. Hence we may conclude that the curbchain 

 should remain stationary in this groove, as it is the only 

 convenient spot on which the chain can press without 

 paining the horse. 



Fig. 25. 



I am indebted to Major Dwyer (' Seats and Saddles ') 

 for the knowledge of the principle that " the curbchain 

 must lie in the curb groove, without any tendency to 

 mount up out of it on to the sharp bones of the lower 

 jaw." 



As the bars are more sensitive than the tongue, the 



