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ever, the too long continued use of a standing martingale 

 attached to the snaffle causes the corners of the mouth to 

 become sore, as may happen with horses which carry their 



Fig. 10. — Front view of leather-covered, unjointed snaffle. 



heads too high, and which are kept on the turn a good 

 deal — like polo ponies, for instance — we may fix this martin- 

 gale to the noseband instead of to the mouthpiece. While 



Fig. II. — Leather-covered, unjointed snaffle, in horse's mouth. 



breaking in the horse, it is always well to employ leather 

 guards, either as a portion of the leather mouthpiece (see 



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