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Fitting the Bit : 



Tho port of the bit should lie on, not 

 under, the tongue, aiid be so adjusted that 

 it rests two inches above the level of the 

 nippers — incisor teeth — but never higher. 



If the horse is pulling, as sometimes 

 happens, owing to his mouth being dry, give 

 him a handful of grass or wet the mouth. 



Prevention of Kicking : 



Never allow a man to jerk his horse's 

 mouth, except when he believes the horse is 

 about to kick in the ranks. It should then 

 be done sharply to be of any use in jorevent- 

 ing kicking; but let it be remembered that 

 a very violent jerk may easily break a horse's 

 jaw. 



Frequently examine the fittings of the 

 horse's bits in the ranks, and especially look 

 to the curb chains, which are apt to be put 

 on too tightly. 



Carrago Noseband : 



If a horse gets his jaw injured, or the sides 

 of his mouth rubbed, or is, from any reason, 

 unable to be ridden with a bit, any farrier 



