How to Make a War Bridle 



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it just under the 

 upper lip and on top 

 of the teeth, then 

 draw tight. You now 

 have one rope in the 

 horse's mouth as an 

 ordinary bit, and a 

 second under the 

 upper hp as a twitch, 

 which forms a very 

 efficient bridle for 

 controlling refrac- 

 tory horses. 



War bridle. — To 

 make this bridle, 

 choose a rope similar 

 to the one described 

 in making the Yankee 

 bridle (p. 189), tie a 

 small loop in one end 

 just large enough to 

 go in the horse's 

 mouth and around 

 the lower jaw. Now 

 place this in the ani- 

 mal's mouth as de- 

 scribed, with the knot 

 and free end on the 

 right side, bring the 



Fig. 43. — Yankee bridle. 



Fig. 44. — Yankee bridle modified. 



