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ment ; tliey are only to be attained by very careful saddling, 

 bitting, and a correct seat or method of riding — Weight 

 carried l^y some cavalry horses compared with that carried 

 by hunters and racers — Average daily work of a man carry- 

 ing a burden comjDared w^ith that of a horse under various 

 circumstances, and at various degrees of speed, 90-106 



PAET 11. 



BITS AND BITTING- 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 



Vulgar idea of hard and soft mouthed horses — The horse's 

 head and neck levers, by means of which the animal's body 

 may be steered like a boat by the tiller — Baucher's ideas of 

 the position of the head and neck — Eational handling con- 

 trasted with ordinary horse-breaking — Bittingmustbe suited 

 to style of riding — Value of good and careful bitting in the 

 handling of young horses, and the prevention of restiveness 

 — Its great importance for cavalry — There is no model or 

 size of bit that is generally applicable to all horses 109-122 



CHAPTER II. 



THE NECK — THE HEAD— THE MOUTH— THE TONGUE — 

 CARRIAGE— FEELING. 



Varieties of shapes, &c., of horses' necks — Influence of this on 

 direction of pull of reins — Influence of military pack on the 

 same — Ditto of shape of horse's head, and mode in which it 

 is set on neck — The head considered as a lever — Horses tliat 

 poke out their noses or bend their necks too much — Width 

 between jaws — Glands situated here — Conformation of 

 horse's chin, nose, lips, chin-groove, externally ; of mouth 

 and tongue internally— Average dimensions of some part 

 of horses' mouths — The tongue-channel — Carriage of horse's 

 head and neck must be suited to kind of work demanded — 

 Carriage for military purposes, for racing, for hunting, for 

 road-riding . , • i • 123-148 



