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DRIVING BITS— THE GIG, ETC. 



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 



<^^f//TA 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 



FIG. 128. 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 

 favored by hackmen and tradesmen generally. 



THE BRIDOON. 



The Bridoon is a light form of snafBe 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 



FIG. 129. 



