BITTING 



bridle, to the ring or lower bar at the bottom, the upper 

 part from the mouth to the top eye being called the cheek, 

 and the lower one, from the mouth to the bottom bar, the 

 leg. When the rein passes through the ring at the corners 

 of the mouth the horse is said to be driven " on the cheek," 

 when on the centre ring " in the middle bar," and when on 

 the lowest ring "on the bottom bar." (See Bars, Bitting, 

 Driving, Month, Riding.) 



Plain Snaffle 



Chain Snaffle. 



Twisted .Snaffle. 



Huntin? Bit. 



Weymouth Bit, 

 with bridoon. 



Guard Bit. 



Liverpool Bit. 



Elbow Bit, with movable 

 mouthpiece. 



elham Bit. 



Bitting. — It would be quite possible, and indeed justi- 

 fiable, did space permit of it, to write a long homily upon 



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