. The book of the horse : thorough-bred, half-bred, cart-bred, saddle and harness, British and foreign, with hints on horsemanship; the management of the stable; breeding, breaking and training for the road, the park, and the field. Horses; Horsemanship. To Choose a Bit. 309 Riders of park hacks of perfect manners often use only a single curb-bit, called a " hard and sharp;" others a Pelham in which one bit with checks and two sets of reins is supposed to combine the advantages of a double bridle. The Pelham may either be in the shape of No. 6 or of No. 7, with curb-chain attached, a
. The book of the horse : thorough-bred, half-bred, cart-bred, saddle and harness, British and foreign, with hints on horsemanship; the management of the stable; breeding, breaking and training for the road, the park, and the field. Horses; Horsemanship. To Choose a Bit. 309 Riders of park hacks of perfect manners often use only a single curb-bit, called a " hard and sharp;" others a Pelham in which one bit with checks and two sets of reins is supposed to combine the advantages of a double bridle. The Pelham may either be in the shape of No. 6 or of No. 7, with curb-chain attached, and although it is difficult to see how a mouthpiece witli a joint can press a horse's chin and act as a curb, in practice it is found that light-mouthed horses do bend to the pulling of the curb-rein after being ridden on the snaffle. As to the value 'of the Pelham, which I myself only use to horses with good snaffle-bridle mouths, " Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sidney, Samuel, 1813-1883. London ; New York : Cassell, Peter, Galpin
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