. Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen ... And chapters on mules and ponies. Fia. 27.—The Hanovarian Bit. a Ring pieces for the attachmeot of the head-stall made movable (as at V), to preventinterference with the action of the curb-chain. 268 now TO eide a hokse. The Pulley Bkidle can be useful only when it is neces-sary to ride a pig-headed, stiff-necked brute, whose peculiarfancy is for taking the bit between his teeth, and runninglike mad, without a moments warning. For ordinary. Fig. 28—The plain Snaffle-bit. use, it acts as a plain snaffle, but, if the horse try to runa
. Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen ... And chapters on mules and ponies. Fia. 27.—The Hanovarian Bit. a Ring pieces for the attachmeot of the head-stall made movable (as at V), to preventinterference with the action of the curb-chain. 268 now TO eide a hokse. The Pulley Bkidle can be useful only when it is neces-sary to ride a pig-headed, stiff-necked brute, whose peculiarfancy is for taking the bit between his teeth, and runninglike mad, without a moments warning. For ordinary. Fig. 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 head,will effectually gag him and bring him to terms. It ismuch 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, orwhich 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. 2
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