BRIDLES AND SADDLES. 



(snaffle) should be placed over the mouthpiece of the 

 curb. 



The snaffle should be put low enough in the mouth to 

 just avoid wrinkling its corners. 



The mouthpiece of the curb, as directed by Colonel 

 Greenwood in his excellent book, ' Hints on Horseman- 

 ship,' should be placed so that it maybe just clear of the 

 tushes of the horse, or about one inch above the corner 

 nippers of the mare ; in fact, as low as possible without 

 involving the danger of the curbchain slipping over the 

 animal's chin. When the curb is in this position, the 

 curbchain will have but little tendency to work up on 

 to the sharp edges of the lower jaw ; while the down- 

 ward pull on the headstall will be got rid of as much as 

 the construction of the bit will allow. I am aware that 

 when placed in the position I have described, the curb, 

 when its reins are slack, will appear to unaccustomed 

 eyes to be placed far too low. When the reins, how- 

 ever, are drawn tight, the veriest novice will appreciate 

 the correctness of the adjustment. By adopting this 

 method of arranging the curb, I have succeeded, in 

 scores of cases, as if by magic, in getting horses to go 

 quietly in it, who previously were all but unmanageable 

 -with one in their mouths. I am deeply indebted to 



