SNAFFLES. 



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A chain snaffle should always have a Hancock's *' curl 

 bit mouth cover," which is a roll of india-rubber that 



Fig. 44. — Curb reversed by horse throwing up his head, in the absence of a 



chin strap. 



curls round the mouth-piece, and prevents it hurting 

 the mouth. In the absence of this india-rubber arrange- 

 ment, we may cover the mouth-piece with two or three 



