42 HOESES AND EIDING. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



MOUTH. 



In choosing a hunter a feature of great importance 

 is, what sort of mouth he has ; that is, how much 

 and in what manner he pulls at the bridle. 



Every horse has either a hard or a light mouth ; 

 that is, he can bear you to pull at his head with a 

 sharp bridle without irritating him, or he cannot. 



But a hard-mouthed horse may be a hard puller 

 or he may not be a hard puller, and a light-mouthed 

 horse may be a hard puller or he may not be a hard 

 puller, for this depends on the horse's temper as 

 much as his mouth. 



When a horse is said to pull hard, it simply 

 means that he won't go the pace you want him to 

 go, and he won't stop when you want him to stop, 

 and that he does not pay the proper attention to 

 your wishes when you pull at him. 



I should classify the four descriptions of horses 

 as follows : — 



