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BITS AND BITTING 



bridle." Messrs. Champion & Wilton have a 

 bit for one-sided mouths which has given ex- 

 cellent results ; it is a plain steel bar bent almost 

 to a right angle, and " twisted " on the lower sur- 



CAPTAIN HAYES' BREAKING SNAFFLE 



face of the end which applies to the callous side 

 of the mouth. This simple device is said to be 

 very effective. 



A carriage horse with a fairly good mouth 

 should go well in a " Liverpool Bit " or else a 

 "Sliding-cheek-driving-bit " ; anything approach- 

 ing to a high port should be avoided as unneces- 



