190 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



presented to the public. Our rig, instead of 

 bearing on the jaw-bones whenever the horse 

 presses his weight upon the bit, producing a 

 calloused jaw and indifference to the bit, con- 

 tracts the side muscles of the cheek on the 

 molar teeth, w^ith a pain the horse cannot endure ; 

 he lifts his head, the bit falls on the side rein, and 

 the mouth is at once relieved. Practice has 

 shown that horses bitted with this riof soon 

 acquire the habit of gently and gracefully raising 

 the head with that occasional toss, or upward 

 and downward motion, and playing with the bit, 

 which is the perfection of beauty in a carriage 

 horse, while standing in the harness. 



It is not possible for a horse with our rig to 

 become a " lugger." This bit never bears upon 

 the jaw-bone with more than a light pressure, and 

 when he attempts to rest his head upon the bit, 

 the pressure on the teeth causes him to desist 

 and elevate his head. He soon dreads to rest 

 upon the bit, and of his own free will, without 

 the force of the rein, carries it up with freedom 

 and ease. 



