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Knowing the equine mouth is crucial to proper bitting. Look inside. How
is your horse's dental health? What do the bars and palate reveal? How
thick and wide is that sensitive muscle, the tongue, where pressure and
relief give the bit its main means of control? Though not part of the
mouth, the chin and poll (located at the second vertebrae) both receive
pressure from the bits. The chin, or curb, is affected by the bit's
curb strap: the poll receives downward pressure through the headstall. |
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1. Tongue |
| 2. Bars |
| 3. Poll |
| 4. Curb (Chin) |
| 5. Palate |
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