242 BRIDLES AND SADDLES. 



drminish. The combined use of the two, however, 

 corrects this fault, and a pleasant as well as a safe 

 carriage of the head may be effected." 



For a bad stargazer, that does not pull outrageously 

 hard, I know no such efficient arrangement as that 

 which may be obtained by connecting the reins of a 

 snaffle respectively to the side pieces of a running 

 martingale, after removing the rings of the latter, and 

 then bringing them through the rings of the snaffle up 

 to the rider's hands. This combines the effects of the 

 martingale and of the running reins. 



With a stargazer that pulls a great deal, a curb and 

 standing martingale may be used, or a running martin- 

 gale may be attached to the curb reins. 



I think that, as far as appearances go, a double bridle, 

 with a noseband, is the best to set off a horse which has 

 a plain head ; and that a Pelham is by far the worst. 

 A handsome bloodlike head looks best through 3. 

 snaffle. 



I have never seen a really fine horseman, with a 

 snaffle, or a fairly good rider with a properly made and 

 correctly adjusted curb, fail to hold the most determined 

 puller. 



