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THE BRIDLE BITS. 



head and neck should be exposed to the sun and air and 

 allowed to dry, and the saddle should be taken off and 

 his back, that is scalded by the sweat and heat of the 

 saddle and man on it, rubbed and dried, the blanket 

 opened, dried and folded anew, and then all put on again. 

 This is refreshing, and gives the horse renewed life and 

 T igor. 



THE COMMOK SXAFELE BIT. 



The common single snaffle bit (see fig. 7, page 31) 

 for single or double buggy harness, is the same as the 

 bridoon with the exception of the guards, and was orig- 

 inally and is still used on the saddle-horse, while the 

 bridoon with plain rings was always used alone or in 

 common with a carriage harness bit, or the curb bit for 

 riding. (See bit-and-bridoon, fig. 17.) For the light 

 buggy horse and harness, and headstall without blinds, it 



Fk". B3. — PLAIN SNAFFLE. 



is a most desirable piece of stable furniture. Being the 

 king of hunting bits, it can never be dispensed with in 

 the well selected stock and well furnished harness room m 

 which so many men take pride. But from want of prac- 

 tical experience and long use, amateurs don't see ^Mvhy 

 one bit is not as good as another and a great deal better." 

 Figure 33 represents the position of the joint of the 

 bars on the tons^ue. The close observer will examine the 



