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ELEMEXTX OF HIPPOLOGY. 



The snaffle may be made an instrument of torture by jerking 

 it or by "sawing" on it. 



Both bar 

 and snaffle 

 bits should 

 have large, 

 generous 

 mouthpieces 

 and should 

 be very little 

 longer t h a n 

 the width of 

 the mouth, 

 and should be 

 s o adjusted 

 t h a t the 

 mouth piece 

 touches the 

 corners of the 

 mouth when 

 no pressure is 

 applied to the 

 rein. 



The bar bit 

 is more used 

 as a driving- 

 bit, the snaffle 

 for r i d i n g . 

 Both bits are 

 manufactured 

 in a great 



variety of shapes, each variation designed to defeat some de- 

 li snse developed by horses in an effort to avoid pain. The bit 



Figure 43. 



