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snaffle. A double bridle is often called a "bit and 

 bridoon." 



The best kinds of snaffles are the half-moon snaffle 



Fig. 41. Curb Chain covered with India-rubber Tube. 



which has an unjointed and slightly curved mouth- 

 piece (Fig. 33) ; and the chain snaffle (Fig. 34). 

 The objection to the jointed snaffle (Fig. 35), which 



Fig. 42. Chin-strap unbuckled. Fig. 43. Chin-strap buckled. 



is the kind generally used, is that it has a nut-cracker 

 action on the animal's mouth, instead of exerting a 

 direct pressure, as shown respectively in Figs. 36 and 37. 



