Bits And Bearing-Reins - With Observations On Horses And Harness

This text contains a concise treatise on equestrian equipment, with particular focus on bearing-reigns and different harnesses used on horses. Complete with exquisite illustrations and information on the development of horse harnesses, this is a text that will greatly appeal to those with an interest in the history of the subject. It will make for a wonderful addition to collections of antique equestrian literature. The chapters of this book include: A Few Words about Head-Reigns, Cruelty to Horses, The Gag Bearing Reign, Gag Bearing Reigns, An Earnest Appeal to Ladies who Own or Drive Carriage-Horses, Decline of the Bearing Reign, Horses and Harness, Bearing-Reigns, and more. This book was originally published in 1885, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.