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become numbed, then begin pulling on the bit, going with 

 mouth open, holding the head to one side, lolling the 



FIG. 174.— TYPES OF BRIDLE BITS 

 1, bar bit; 2, jointed bit; 3, chain center soft rubber bit; 4, bar bit, half cheei 

 5, jointed bit, half cheek; 6, triumph bit; 7, Victor bit; 8, Norton bit; 9, Success bi 

 10, Sanborn bit; II, regulation bit; 12, J. S. C. bit; 13, W. wire bit; 14, humane 

 bit; 15, tongue-lolling bit; 16, Perfection bit; 17, Lecompt bit; 18, riding bit. 



tongue, slobbering, rearing, mixing the gaits, and in 



many other ways showing the discomfort he is suffering. 



The bridle bit. — As a rule, in the control of the horse. 



