ii8 Horses and Horsemastership, 



5 inches by 4 feet 8 inches. The folding of the blanket 

 mav be modified to suit horses of peculiar conformation, 

 and to meet alteration in shape consequent upon falling 

 away in condition, or from other causes. 



The foregoing paragraphs, 5 and 6, refer to the 

 regulation cavalr\- pattern saddle. The same principles, 

 however, hold good with other patterns of saddlery. 



BRIDLING. 



1 . Tlie bridoon should touch the corners of the mouth, 

 but should hanor low enou2:h not to wrinkle them. 



2. The bit should be placed in the mouth so that the 

 mouthpiece is 1 inch above the lower tusk of a horse 

 and 2 inches above the corner tooth of a mare. This 

 can onlv be laid down as a general rule, however, as so 

 much depends on the shape and sensitiveness of the 

 horse's mouth and on his temper. 



3. The curb should be laid flat and smooth under the 

 jaw, and should admit two fingers easily between it and 

 the jawbone. 



4. Tlie headstall should be parallel to and behind the 

 cheekbone . 



5. The noseband should be the breadth of two fingers 

 below the cheekbone, and should admit two fingers 

 between it and the nose. 



