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this is used, the curb instantly rousing their 

 temper. Others, again, do best with a combi- 

 nation of the curb and the snaffle, and although 

 the former may seldom require to be used, its 

 mere presence in the mouth of the horse will 

 prove a sufficient check to prevent him from 

 running away. Most horses, however, especially 

 those ridden by ladies, require a light use of the 

 curb to bring them to their best gait. 



The bit used and recommended by many, but 

 not by the author, is a 

 curb so arranged as to 

 form a combination bit in 

 one piece. It consists of 

 a curb (Fig. 14), to each 

 side of which, at the an- 

 gles of the horse's mouth, 

 a ring is attached, and to 



i /> , i . f i Fig. 14. The Combination Bit. 



each of these rings is last- 



a, a, rings fastened on each side 



o-norl o roin ThlQ QMVP<3 fl to small bar, at right angles to and 



eiiea a rein. iniS glVeb d, directed backward of the cheek; 

 -i f j b, b. rings for the curb-reins. 



second pair 01 reins and 



converts the curb into a kind of snaffle. In 

 this way it answers the purpose of both curb 

 and snaffle without crowding the horse's mouth 

 with two separate bits. 



If two bits should be used the curb and 

 bridoon instead of the above combination bit, 

 the bridoon should be placed in the horse's 



