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men of renown have invented a particular 

 kind of bit ? 



A. Because, wanting in personal science, 

 they sought to replace their own insuffi- 

 ciency by aids or strange machines. 



Q. Can the horse, perfectly in hand, de- 

 fend himself? 



A. No ; for the just distribution of weight, 

 which this position gives, supposes a great 

 regularity of movement, and it would be 

 necessary to overturn this order, before any 

 act of rebellion, on the part of the horse, 

 could take place. 



Q. What is the use of the snaffle? 



A. The snaffle serves to combat the oppos- 

 ing lateral forces of the neck, and to make 

 the head precede, in all the changes of direc- 

 tion, while the horse is not yet familiarized 

 with the effects of the bit; it serves also to 

 arrange the head and neck in a perfectly 

 straiiiht line. 



