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CHAPTER XIV. 



Bridles. — Headstalls. — Buckles. — Browbauds. — Beins. — 

 Parts of a bridle. — Double-rein snaffles. — Bits. — Shape 

 of a horse's mouth. — Hard and soft mouths. — Spoiled 

 mouths. — -How to fit a bit in a horse's mouth. — Curb. — 

 Throat-lash. — Noseband. — Variety of bits.— The tempta- 

 tion of a saddler's shop. — Fancy bits. — Useful bits. — 

 Useless bits. — Snaffles. — Use of two snaffles. — Gag- 

 snaffles. — Bits and bridoons, — Too severe bits. — The grid- 

 iron. — Curb-save. — Lip-straps. — Ward-bits. — Bit-mouth- 

 pieces. — Instrument for measuring a horse's mouth. — The 

 'Pelham' bit. — 'Ben Morgan' bit.— 'Ben Morgan' bit 

 for driving. — -Breast-plates. — Fitting of breast-plates. — 

 Martingales. — Standing-martingales. — Bein-rings. — How 

 to saddle a horse. — Cleaning of saddlery. — Evils of saddle- 

 paste. — Care in cleaning saddle-flaps. — Prices of saddlery. 



The appearance of a horse is very much improved 

 or marred according as his bridle is well or ill cut 

 or put on. 



There should not be one scrap of leather on a 

 horse's head more than is absolutely necessary to 

 secure the proper amount of strength. I hardly 

 know which looks the worse, a heavy head-stall 

 with over -broad, clumsy -looking leathers, or one 

 which is too much the other way. As in all 



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