Mouthing gear—Bridling and saddling a horse for the first time—Mouthing on foot.
Mouthing gear.—The gear I use for giving a horse a good mouth—in other words, for teaching him to obey the indications of the rein and leg—consists of a bridle with a heavy, smooth snaffle, which has leather guards on each side; a standing martingale; long reins; a driving pad, or cross-trees which prevent the reins going over the horse’s back, and which is kept in place by a crupper and rein-bearers hanging down on each side of the quarters (see Figs. 41 and 42).
The standing martingale is attached to the
Fig. 41.—Horse with driving gear on.
Fig. 42.—Horse with driving pad on, new model.