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THE BRIDLE BITS. 



require no restraint to show them oS by use of check 

 rein ; nature has saved the trouble, at least in many that 

 we have seen. 



Some horses, owing to their natural build and hang- 

 dog appearance and disposition, would be tortured by 



Fig. 28.— SADDLE HORSE. 



any attempt at such restraint as is possible with even 

 these simple bits, and to try to make them appear what 

 they are not invites pity and criticism. There is nothing 

 they look well in outside of a straw yard, a plow or a farm 

 wagon, for all attempts to brace them up for style is labor 

 lost ; and although high prices are frequently paid for 

 them by men who depend on the seller for judgment and 



Fio;. 29.— CARRIAGE HORSE. 



praise, they are nevertheless low-priced plugs, fit only for 

 common hack or farm use. Central Park abounds with 

 them. If we want our horses to look well and appropri- 

 ate in harness we must select them already made for the 

 purpose. They must have a natural carriage to begin 



