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BITS AND BRIDLE GEAR. 



Double buckles are handier than single ones, because they 

 do away with the necessity of having loops for the billets. 



FRONTS 

 Are always made of plain leather for hunting use. The 

 front of a racing bridle might appropriately show the owner's 

 colours. 



Fig. 71. "Head" of Bridle for rough work. 



THROAT-LATCHES. 

 As a rule, the throat-latch is a part of the crown-piece 

 (Fig. 6'j'), which in that case is liable to become damaged by 

 a rant in its substance, if, when one happens to be holding the 



