. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. e upper jaw. If wetake a common snaffle bit and slide two rings over the mouth-pieces,and connect them by a strap passing loosely over the nose, when the FOUR-RING, OR UPPER JAW BIT. 95 reins which are attached to the outside rings are pulled upon, thecenter of the bit will be forced upward against the roof of the mouth,producing such acute pain that but few horses can pull against itwith much force. This bit has been in very general use for a number of years, butI do not know when or by
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. e upper jaw. If wetake a common snaffle bit and slide two rings over the mouth-pieces,and connect them by a strap passing loosely over the nose, when the FOUR-RING, OR UPPER JAW BIT. 95 reins which are attached to the outside rings are pulled upon, thecenter of the bit will be forced upward against the roof of the mouth,producing such acute pain that but few horses can pull against itwith much force. This bit has been in very general use for a number of years, butI do not know when or by whom it was invented. Frank Leslie, ofLeslie s Weekly, who witnessed some of my experiments in New YorkCity, told me that while in Europe he saw an illustration of such abit in an old Grecian work. While the bit works fairly well whennot pulled upon very hard, its power would be almost wholly lost bythe rings sliding to the ends of the bars if the resistance against itwere at all severe. To prevent this I devised an obstruction to therings at a certain point, beyond which they cannot slide. (See Fig. 134.—Improved Four-ring Bit. Patent Applied for. 123, 124.) By this improvement the bit will rest easily and naturallyin the mouth, yet be held firmly in place in spite of any degree ofpulling upon it. This bit will usually work well upon hard pullers and side-reiners, especially those that, as they warm up, have more inclina-tion to lug or pull. I have known many horses that would pull sohard upon a common bit as to draw the wagon by the reins, yetwould, by the use of this bit, when properly adjusted, submit to aneasy rein. It is also one of the simplest and safest means to make ahorse stand to be shod. For this purpose, when the bit is in themouth, take a common War Bridle cord, tie one end into the nearring, and pass through the opposite ring till taut, and tie. Thenbring the cord around the horses neck as for Second Form of WarBridle, with the cord well back upon the
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