. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . ch reins6 feet long. It weighs approximately thirty-six ounces and canbe bought for $ or $ The one shown at the center of the same figure is made ofclarified rawhide, plaited in four strands, and has no buckles orrings, the cheek pieces being regulated by adjustment of theside loops. It weighs ten ounces and costs from $ to $,without the reins or bit. It is so subject to stretching when wetand shrinking as it dries that it will not give satisfaction. A side view of an ear bridle is shown at the right in the same 12 HANDBOOK FOR RANGERS AND W

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. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . ch reins6 feet long. It weighs approximately thirty-six ounces and canbe bought for $ or $ The one shown at the center of the same figure is made ofclarified rawhide, plaited in four strands, and has no buckles orrings, the cheek pieces being regulated by adjustment of theside loops. It weighs ten ounces and costs from $ to $,without the reins or bit. It is so subject to stretching when wetand shrinking as it dries that it will not give satisfaction. A side view of an ear bridle is shown at the right in the same 12 HANDBOOK FOR RANGERS AND WOODSMEN figure. It has K-inch cheeks and 1-inch spUt crown, weighsabout ten ounces, and costs $ without the reins or bit. Horsehair reins and headstalls are not recommended becausethe loose hair ends of the former are uncomfortably rough tothe riders bare hands and of the latter irritate an animals skin. Bit.—The best all-round riding bit, and one that can safelybe recommended for general field work, is the regulation miUtary.

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