138 THE AET OF TAMING HORSES. 



himself more handsomely, and in the hunting-field it 

 will hold a hoise when nothing else will, for this bit is a 



PBLHAM-BIT. 



very powerful snaffle, as well as curb, with rollers or 

 rings, that keep the horse's mouth moist, and prevent 

 it from becoming dead (see cut). For hunting, use the 

 first ; if the Hanoverian it should not be too narrow. 



The Chifney is a curb with a veiy powerful leverage, 

 and one of the best for a pulling horse, or a lady's use. 



A perfect horseman will make shift with any bit. Sir 

 Tatton Sykes and Sir Charles Knightley, in their prime, 

 could hold any horse with a plain snaffle ; but a lady, 

 or a weak-wristed horseman, should be provided with a 

 bit that can stop the horse on an emergency ; and many 

 horses, perfectly quiet on the road, pull hard in the 

 field at the beginning of a run. But it should be re- 

 membered, that when a horse runs away, it is useless to 

 rely on the curb, as, when once he has fully resisted it, 

 the longer he runs the less he cares for it. The better 

 plan is to keep the snaffle moving and sawing in his 



