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must be done before the injury becomes hard 

 and callous. 



BITS 



The different actions of the snaffle and bit from 



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The back of the hands are turned down\vard^. and the bit reins are felt and the 

 head is bent at the poll and the jaw relaxed. The action of the bit should be 

 conveyed to the horse by degrees. He should not be suddenly forced into it and 

 be compelled to obey by the severity of the bit. If this part of the training is hurried 

 the mouth will be spoilt 



a training point of view are often misunder- 

 stood. 



