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BITS AND BITTING 



Good examples are: — "The Sliding-Mouth- 

 Buxton-Bit-Bar-Mouth," " The SHding-Mouth- 

 Cambridge-Bar-Mouth," and " The Sliding- 

 MoLith- High-Port-Bar-Mouth." 



There are also sliding and revolving mouth- 

 pieces, such as the " Buxton Bit," the cheeks of 

 which are bent; "The Gig" is straight. Then 

 there is the " Sliding - Mouth - Liverpool - Bit," 



HANOVERIAN BIT, WITH HIGH PORT AND ROLLER MOUTH 



which is an enlightened edition of the mediaeval 

 curb-and-snaffle in one. 



"The Roller-Hanoverian-Bit" has a port two 

 inches high ; the sides of the mouth have rollers 

 — this is to prevent a horse from getting too 

 much purchase, or, as the phrase is, "taking the 

 bit between his teeth." 



Despite the fact that a first-class saddler keeps 

 in stock something like a hundred different sorts 

 of curbs, these in reality only vary in regard to 



