Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . Fn. 27.—The Hanovarian Bit. g BiDf pieces Tor the attachment of the bead stall made movable (as at b), to proT«rAlerfereBce with the action of the curb-chain. 2d8 HOW TO RIDE A HOBSE. a:bk *^ulley Bridle cau be useful only whent is nece^Aury to riae a pig neaded, stiti-necked brute, whose peculiarfancy is for tf a> ng tlie bit between his teeth, and runnlDglike mad, wit^-jut a moments warning. For ordinary. fia. 28—The plain Snaffle-bit use, it acts as a plain snaffle, but, if the horse try to
Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . Fn. 27.—The Hanovarian Bit. g BiDf pieces Tor the attachment of the bead stall made movable (as at b), to proT«rAlerfereBce with the action of the curb-chain. 2d8 HOW TO RIDE A HOBSE. a:bk *^ulley Bridle cau be useful only whent is nece^Aury to riae a pig neaded, stiti-necked brute, whose peculiarfancy is for tf a> ng tlie bit between his teeth, and runnlDglike mad, wit^-jut a moments warning. For ordinary. fia. 28—The plain Snaffle-bit use, it acts as a plain snaffle, but, if the horse try to runaway with it, a stout pull on the rein which passesthrough the ends of the bit and over the top of the headwill effectually gag him and bring him to terms. It iamuch better than the saw-edged, jaw-breaking devices inuse in some parts of the world, and, for special uses, it isdesirable ; but for a gentlemans saddle-horse it would beabsurd, inasmuch as no horse fit for saddle use would at-tempt any prank which Bauchers bit, with its 6-inch lev-erage, would not speedily check. Spurs.—The best form of spur is the old-fashioned sortknown to the trade as the * hunting-spur. This sets overthe heel, and is fastened by a strap around the instep. Themore fashionable form at the present time, is the spurwhich is either screwed fast to the heel of the boot, orivhich is fastened to it by a spring which fits into a socketmade in the heel The points of the spur should be filed MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING. 2G9
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