CURBS. 



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(5.) The mouthpiece should be placed low down in the 

 mouth, so that the curbchain may not have any tendency 

 to slip upwards out of the chin groove, and that the 

 downward pull on the headstall may be obviated as 

 much as possible. 



(6.) The curbchain should be sufficiently loose to 

 allow a certain amount of ''play." 



Agreeably to the foregoing principles, I have drawn 

 the following sketch of a curb bit for a horse with an 

 ordinary sized mouth. 



, Ficr. 26. 



{Drawn to 5 full size. 



The measurements are given in inches. The maximum 

 height of the port is shown by dotted lines. 



Inches. 



Width of mouthpiece . . . . . , . . 42 to 4I 

 Height of-port not to exceed [^Diuyer] . . . . ij 



