136 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



himself more handsomely, and in the hunting-field it 

 will hold a horse when nothing else will, for this bit is a 



PELHAM-BIT. 



very powerful snaffle, as well as curb, with rollers or 

 rings, that keep the horse's mouth moist, and prevent 

 it from becoming dead (see cut). For hunting, use the 

 first; if the Hanoverian it should not be too narrow. 



The Chifiiey is a curb with a very powerful leverage, 

 and one of the best for a pulling horse, or a lady's use. 



A perfect horseman will mal^e shift with any bit. Sir 

 Tatton Sykes and Sir Charles Knightley, in their prime, 

 would hold any horse with a plain snaffle ; but a lady, 

 or a weak-wristed horseman, should be provided with a 

 bit that can stop the horse on an emergency; and many 

 horses, perfectly quiet on the road, pull hard in the 

 field at the begiimiiig of a run. But it should be re- 

 membered, that when a hoi-se runs away, it is useless to 

 rely on the curb, as, ^^hen once he has fully resisted it, 

 the longer he runs the less he cares for it. The better 

 plan is to keep the snaffle moving and sawing in his 



