Training to the Uses of the Bit 



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the horse with the uses of the bit will depend entirely 

 on the individual. Some horses will drive after one 

 or two, while others will require a week or more be- 

 fore they fully understand its uses. 



Fig. 8. — The bitting-harness, for teaching the uses of the bit 



During this bitting process some horses acquire 

 the habit of throwing their heads up and down, a 

 habit which when once established is very annoying 

 and often difficult to overcome. Among saddle 



