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AWAY. 



pulled upon, upon each side of the lower jaw. In some 

 cases of badly trained mouths, or of moderately head-strong 

 horses, it will be found to work very nicely. One point of 

 advantage is its mildness, it being only a simple snaffle 

 bit until resisted. It works especially well in the manage- 

 ment of horses that rein hard. It is not a bit that is 



FIG. 197. First form of Spoon Bit. Easy on the mouth. 



adapted for head-strong, dangerous luggers, as it does not 

 give power sufficient for such cases. 



A valuable form of bit, and one which works exceed- 

 ingly well for the control of some headstrong, pulling horses, 



FIG. 198. Second form of Spoon Bit. Gives more Power. 



is a simple bar made flat or concave on one side, and 

 rounded on the other, from five-eighths to three-fourths of 

 an inch wide, with a piece of rounded leather inside the 

 ring on each end, as shown in cuts 199, 200. The flat or 

 concave side is used when the horse pulls, or is inclined to 

 resist the bit. When the mouth is sensitive and managea- 

 ble, simply turning the rounded side against the jaw makes 



