Snaffle Bit late 16th - early 17th century German This full-cheek bit has simple articulated canons, arched for giving more comfort to the tongue. The snaffle bit is the simplest type of horse bit, and has an effect on the bars (part of the horses’ jaw without teeth) and the corners of the lips. The rings on the sides would serve to hang the bit on the headstall and attach the reins. The cheekpieces press on the side of the mouth when a rein is pulled, helping indicating the direction to the horse and keeping the rings from pulling through the horse's to contemporary equestrian
Snaffle Bit late 16th - early 17th century German This full-cheek bit has simple articulated canons, arched for giving more comfort to the tongue. The snaffle bit is the simplest type of horse bit, and has an effect on the bars (part of the horses’ jaw without teeth) and the corners of the lips. The rings on the sides would serve to hang the bit on the headstall and attach the reins. The cheekpieces press on the side of the mouth when a rein is pulled, helping indicating the direction to the horse and keeping the rings from pulling through the horse's to contemporary equestrian manuals, this bit was probably used as a racing bit. It is virtually identical to some bit used until Snaffle Bit. German. late 16th - early 17th century. Iron alloy. Equestrian Equipment-Bits
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