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BITS AND BRIDLE GEAR. 



PELHAMS. 



A Pelham (Figs. 62 and 63) is a bit which is designed 

 to act either as a curb or a snaffle. The snaffle rings in 

 Figs. 63 and 64 work on swivels, which is an old arrangement, 



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Fig. 63. Pelham with Movable Mouth-piece, and Short Chain or Port. 



Fig. 64. Pelham (same as that shown in Fig. 63) with Movable Mouth-piece 

 having Port inclined forward. 



as we may see in the ancient Mamluke bit depicted in 

 Fig. 60. 



In the Hanoverian Pelham (Figs. 65 and 66), there is a 

 joint at each side of the port, so that the mouth-piece consists 



