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that a large proportion of his force is harmlessly borne by 

 the poll, i. e., top of the horse's head, and when this power 

 is thrown entirely upon the sensitive parts named above, the 

 severity of the bit is extreme ; hence it should not be indis- 

 criminately used. 



THE MOHAWK. 



The Mohawk is an attachment which is applied to the 

 various forms of curb bits for the purpose of increasing their 

 severity. It consists of a bit as shown on p. 264, Fig. 137, 

 with the addition of hard rubber rollers, see p. 252. The 

 ends of the bit are attached to the eyes of the upper arms of 

 a curb bit by snap hooks. Although it is considered very 

 effective in restraining " a puller," its severity irritates and 

 increases the very tendency which its peculiar formation 

 enables it to counteract. 



THE BRIDOON. 



(fjp^rr-^ The Bridoon is a light form of snaffle 

 6 used with the Weymouth or similar bits. In 



construction it is not unlike the ordinary 

 snaffle. In the bridoon, holes are drilled 

 through the ends of the mouth-piece, which 

 IG. 147- retain the rings loosely in place or they may 



be held by the turning over of the ends of the mouth-piece 

 as in the snaffle. 



THE LIP-STRAP. 



The lip-strap is formed of two narrow strips of leather 

 which are looped around the lip-strap rings of the curb and 

 after being passed through the pendent ring in the centre of 

 the curb-chain, the ends are fastened to a buckle. 



