68 Horse: Training by Modern Methods. 



The Severity of the Curb Bit Increases — 



1. With the difference between the length of the 

 upper and lower branches. 



2. With the tightness of the curb chain. 



3. With the height of the port. 



4. Inversely witli! the size of the canons. {De 

 Saint-Phalle.) 



Bits with branches similar in length to the U. S. reg- 

 ulation bit are arranged below in order of mildness: 



1. The broken curb bit. (Like a snaffle bit, but 

 with upper and lower branches and curb chain.) 



2. Rubber- and leather-covered bits. 



3. The straight bar bit. 



4. The regulation bit. 



Kinds.— "Th^ ''Weymouth" or "Pump" bit is quite 

 universally used for polo. Why it is considered effica- 

 cious for polo especially is not known. It is a good bit, 

 except the lips are liable to become pinched. 



The "Pelham" is a bit provided with ring's for the 

 snaffle rein at the junction of the canon with the branch- 

 es. The action of the curb rein|s on this bit does not 



