THE BRIDLE. 



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It is necessary to call attention to the fact that all parts 

 of a harness should fit the horse perfectly so that there will 

 be no friction or bulging and so that when in use the various 

 parts will fulfil to a nicety all their requirements. There 

 must be no long points or ends dangling from the loops, 

 no shifting of the parts when once in place. 



A Crown-piece. 



B Bearing-rein drojvstrap. 



C Bearing- rein dro]>. 



D Throat-latch. 



E Point strap for full bear- 

 ing-rein. 



F Cheek-piece. 



G Winker-stay. 



H Face-piece. 



I Winker. 



J Nose-band, 



K Front. 



FIG. 55. 



THE BRIDLE. 



The Crown-Piece is about one and a half inches wide 

 and twenty-four inches long, measured from the ends of the 

 point strap. When used with a full bearing-rein it should 

 have metal D's attached by narrow strips of leather called 

 chapes and an additional point strap sewed to the under side 

 between the point straps for the throat-latch and the cheek- 

 piece. 



The Bearing-Rein Drop-Straps measure about six 

 inches in length from the D on the crown-piece to the bearing- 

 rein drop, and three-quarters of an inch wide. They are 

 made preferably of a piece of leather, the point of which is 

 passed through the eye of the bearing-rein drop, then through 

 a loop on the strap near the drop, and another one farther 



