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4. The twisted snaffle (Fig. 34). The twist is given to 

 increase the seventy of this bit. 



Fig. 34. Twisted Snaffle. 



5. The thin racing snaffle (Fig. 35). I cannot under- 

 stand why this variety was ever invented ; for although it 

 may save two or three ounces in weight, it has a great 



Fig. 35- Thin Racing Snaffle. 



tendency to make horses pull, probably because it irritates 

 the animal by reason of the pain it inflicts on the mouth. 

 The racing snaffles of the present day are not nearly so 

 thin as those which were formerly used ; and are often of 

 the large ringed type without cheeks (Fig. 29). 



