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abandon the rope entirely on many accounts and have made and patent- 

 ed a bridle constructed of leather and iron rings of which the preced- 

 ing engraving is an exact illustration, and is described as follows : 



A A is a mouth piece or loop for the lower jaw of the horse to pass 

 through, leaving upper part of loop in horse's mouth and lower part under 

 his jaw. The part of loop in the mouth is round to guard against a 

 possibility of lacerating the tongue or mouth of the horse. 



B B is an iron ring, one inch in diameter, each side of the mouth, sewed 

 into loop A A. 



C C is a strap three feet long, that passes directly over the head close to 

 the ears, with a buckle so as to take it up or let it out to suit the horse's 

 head you are going to handle. 



D C) is a solid, heavy iron ring, one and one-half inches in diameter, 

 sewed on strongly to strap C C, and is used for strap E E to pass through. 



E E is a half-inch strap of leather, fifteen feet long, one end of which is 

 sewed into ring B B on the offside of the horse's head. This strap is then 

 passed over his neck to his withers, is then brought down through ring 

 B B, on near side, then up through ring D D, then brought down through 

 ring B B.; the long end of strap E E is held in the right hand, this 

 gives a man power to control a vicious horse who is afraid of buffalo 

 robes and umbrellas, to lead a horse up to steam or anything he is afraid 

 of, also to control or handle any vicious horse, as the bearing comes 

 directly on the horse's neck by the strap E E and pressure upon the brain 

 by the strap C C. The entire bridle consists of three pieces. 



BfMle Displayed npon tbe Horse-s Head and Ready for Operatiovi. 



