. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. seems to workbest when the head is well checked up, as shown in Fig. 246. Thebit is very simple, merely a circular mouth-piece, with the innerpart filed down to about the thickness of the back of an ordinaryknife-blade, and rounded to prevent cutting. This makes the bear-ing surface against the mouth so narrow that even the most pluckyhorse will not have the nerve to pull very hard against it, while itscircular form prevents pulling sideways. It should, however, betried cautiously upon a
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. seems to workbest when the head is well checked up, as shown in Fig. 246. Thebit is very simple, merely a circular mouth-piece, with the innerpart filed down to about the thickness of the back of an ordinaryknife-blade, and rounded to prevent cutting. This makes the bear-ing surface against the mouth so narrow that even the most pluckyhorse will not have the nerve to pull very hard against it, while itscircular form prevents pulling sideways. It should, however, betried cautiously upon a dangerous horse. Spoon Bit. The Spoon Bit is so constructed as to bring the edges of twoflanges, when pulled upon, upon each side of the lower jaw. Fineillustrations of this are given in Figs. 247 and 248. In some casesof badly trained mouths, or of moderately headstrong horses, it willbe found to work very nicely. One point of advantage is its mild-ness, it being only a simple snaffle bit until resisted. It works espe- SPOON BIT. 187 cially well in the management of horses that rein hard. It is not a. bit that is adapted for headstrong, dangerous lungers, as it does notgive sufficient power for such cases. 188 nUNXIXG A WA Y.
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