140 now TO JUDGE A HOKSE. 



dinieusioiis of mouthpiece aud side branches, and 

 had attached to it ou the upper j^art of the port a 

 short movahJe spoon of four inches long, and one and 

 one-fourth inches -wide, fitting exactly the tongue- 

 channel. This bit has been tried bj several 

 authorities in riding, especially on fractious horses, 

 aud found to work admirably. Fig. 24. 



In fact all saddle and single carriage horses ought 

 to have that spoon attached to their bits, as they 

 like to pl.iy with their tongue at the same, thus 

 rendering them light in hand, and, therefore, at all 

 times under control, at the same time preventing 

 their putting the tongue over the bit. The upper 

 branches arc bent outward, so as to fit any shape 

 of head. In cases, where it is desirable to allow 

 the horse a firmer leaning on the bit, than is 

 necessai'y for road-riding, as, for instance, for 

 liunting, a shorter bit may be used, which we may 

 call (Jumpy hit. The upper branch to be exactly of 

 the described dimension, viz : one and three-fourth 

 inches, but the lower branch, instead of being double 

 the length, only to be two and three-fourths to three 

 inches long. 



For suiaU Jidiscs of 15 hands and loss, and for 

 ponies, tlio dinunisions of one and three-fourths and 

 three and one-half for the upper and lower branches 

 must be reduced to one and one-half inches for up- 



