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DRIVING BITS THE GIG, ETC. 



FIG. 128. 



THE GIG. 



The Gig bit is similar to the Buxton with 

 the exception that the lower arms of the 

 cheek-pieces and crossbar are straight, and 

 instead of holes being drilled in the lower 

 arm there are metal loops on the edge to 

 which the billets of the reins may be at- 

 tached. This bit is the type that should be 

 used with all forms of gigs, and as it is of a 

 very distinctive pattern it should never be 

 allowed to take the place of the Buxton for 

 single or pair-horse brougham harness, etc. 



THE HANOVARIAN. 



The Hanovarian bit comprises a stiff 

 mouth-piece and flat-sided cheek-pieces, 

 terminating in eyes, to which the curb 

 hooks and points of the cheek-pieces of 

 the bridle are fastened. Each arm has 

 three rein rings, a large one at the mouth- 

 piece and two smaller ones on the lower 

 arm of the cheek-pieces. This bit is 

 seldom used in a private stable, but is FIG - I2 9- 

 favored by hackmen and tradesmen generally. 



THE BRIDOON. 



The Bridoon is a light form of snaffle used with any of 

 the various designs of driving bits. In construction it is not 

 unlike the ordinary snaffle. 



In the Pulley-bridoon, pulleys are attached to the rings 

 which are inserted in holes drilled through the ends of the 

 mouth-piece. The part on which the bearing-rein works 



