124 THE BRIDLE BITS. 



and the driven — all haying their respective parts to play^ 

 the horses suffer least. 



PASSI:N^G IN" KEVIEW. 



In fact all three must be educated and trained from 

 early youth to perform their respective parts with that 

 natural ease peculiar to those whose familiarity with 

 their stations, habits and parts, renders their positions 

 and their movements easy, and makes them admired alike 

 for their embellishments and their grace, so that in pass- 

 ing in review before those whose admiration, if not won- 

 der, they would challenge or desire to excite, they may 

 do so with the consciousness of the ease and dignity of 

 those whose sphere in life they desire to represent. 



JEWELRY OF THE TURNOUT. 



But the master part of this gorgeous turnout and 

 passing show is the style, carriage and management of 

 the bits, and their adaptability to the horses and the 

 occasion. The bit and its appendages are the jewelry of 

 the day on exhibition, and this cannot be done to perfec- 

 tion without the horses to match. 



BREEDING FOR THE CARRIAGE. 



Peculiar breeding for the carriage is as necessary as for 

 the track, field or race course, and those who discard the 

 bearing rein on account of its severity had better select 

 horses to suit their purpose without it ; and if they are 

 not judges, let them find some person who is, and if the 

 horses are naturally well set up with a good forehand 

 they may wear, but not use, the bearing rein, thus spar- 

 ing their owner's feelings. 



MATED, NOT MATCHED HORSES. 



Horses that are put together as a team because they 

 are the same height and color or look alike, and have 



