. Riding and driving. annoy-ing play. To place the double bridle upon the horse, thegroom should approach the animal on the nearside, his left arm carr)ing the bridle by the head-piece and reins. Then, the stall halter havingbeen removed, he will pass the reins over thehead of the horse until they rest upon the necknear the withers; taking the bridle in the righthand by the head-piece, so that the nose of thehorse goes between the cheek-pieces, he will raisethe bridle until the bits are about to touch theanimals lips; then, opening its mouth with thethumb of the left hand, he will gently inser
. Riding and driving. annoy-ing play. To place the double bridle upon the horse, thegroom should approach the animal on the nearside, his left arm carr)ing the bridle by the head-piece and reins. Then, the stall halter havingbeen removed, he will pass the reins over thehead of the horse until they rest upon the necknear the withers; taking the bridle in the righthand by the head-piece, so that the nose of thehorse goes between the cheek-pieces, he will raisethe bridle until the bits are about to touch theanimals lips; then, opening its mouth with thethumb of the left hand, he will gently insertthe bits and slip the head-piece over the poll ofthe horse and see that the ears are free, finallyfastening the throat-lash loosely. The bridle should be so fitted that the snafflelies snugly up in the corners of the horses mouthwithout pressing against the lii)s. The curb-bit,lower in the mouth, should rest upon the barebars just above the tusks of the horse or the placewhere they are usually found in the male. The. FIG. 29. —DOUBLE BRIDLE FITTED FIG. 30.—MOUNTING WITH STIRRUPS The Bridle 59 curb-chain should not be fastened until the rideris about to mount, and a horse should never be ledwhile the curb-chain is hooked on both sides. In hooking up the curb-chain it should first beseen that on the far side it is outside of thesnaffle; then it should be twisted until it is quiteflat and hooked up on the near side outside of thesnaffle, at just such a length as to lie smoothly inthe chin groove. To test the accuracy of this thecurb-reins should be seized under the jaw of thehorse and drawn toward its chest. If the bitstands stiffly, the chain is too tight. If thebranches of the curb-bit come back in a line withthe reins or anywhere near it, the chain is tooloose. The chain will be found to be of the rightlength when, maintaining its place in the chingroove, a slight tension upon the reins gives sucha pressure upon the jaw of the horse. If thecurb-chain be not brought from on
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