THE CURBCHAIX. 



Colonel Greenwood for this very " straight tip," which is 

 the best I have ever received, from a book, on the subject 

 of bitting horses. In the cavalry, the mouthpiece is 

 placed an inch higher in the mouth than what Colonel 

 Greenwood advises. 



The airbchain should pass outside of the snaffle, and 

 should be of such length that it may lie flat and even 

 against the chin groove, with a certain amount of play, 

 say, through about thirty degrees. If too much play be 

 given, the mechanical advantage of the curb will be more 

 or less nullified. The last links of the chain, on both 

 sides, should be, first of all, respectively attached to the 

 curbchain hooks, and then the slack portion should be 

 taken up, in equal lengths, on both hooks, so that the 

 small ring, through which the lip strap passes, may be 

 equally distant from each of them, and that the shape of 

 the curbchain may be the same on both sides of that 

 part of the jaw against which it presses. The looser the 

 curbchain, the less severe will the bit naturally be. 



A throat latch should be put on very loosely. If 

 buckled tightly, it will not alone incommode the horse's 

 breathing, but will also, as pointed out by " Harry 

 Hieover," spoil the look of his head ; while if it be put 

 on too loosely, it will appear dealer-like. 



If a noseband be put on merely for show, it should be 



