Horsemanship, or, The art of riding and managing a horse : adapted for the guidance of ladies and gentlemen, on the road and in the field : with instructions for breaking in colts and young horses . not wellcollected under him, or they strike against the fore-feet; the near fore-foot leads, when cantering to theright; or the off fore-foot, when cantering to the left;or the near fore-foot is followed by the off hind ; or theoff fore-foot is followed by the near hind. Lastly, thereis no elasticity in the pace ; the hind-legs draggle; thefore-legs are wooden ; the horse bores upon the bridle ;and
Horsemanship, or, The art of riding and managing a horse : adapted for the guidance of ladies and gentlemen, on the road and in the field : with instructions for breaking in colts and young horses . not wellcollected under him, or they strike against the fore-feet; the near fore-foot leads, when cantering to theright; or the off fore-foot, when cantering to the left;or the near fore-foot is followed by the off hind ; or theoff fore-foot is followed by the near hind. Lastly, thereis no elasticity in the pace ; the hind-legs draggle; thefore-legs are wooden ; the horse bores upon the bridle ;and the first slip or stumble brings both horse andrider to the ground. In dismounting without stirrups, the horse is broughtto the halt, and made to stand quite still. The rightrein is placed along the inside of the left hand. Bothhands are placed upon the pommel of the saddle; the 34 HORSEMANSHIP. body is raised well up by the strength of the arms ; theright leg is brought clear over the hind quarters of thehorse, and the rider comes lightly to the ground uponthe balls of the feet. LESSON in. ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DOUIiTiE-REIN BlIIOLE, OH THE BllAND SNAFFLE HAVING THE USE OF THE STIRRUPS,. m/^/M mm^M^ /m^^^ mJi^. 37 LESSON IIL ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DOUBLE-REIN BRIDLE, OR THEBIT AND SNAFFLE, HAVING THE USE OF THE STIRRUPS. The snaffle is placed in the mouth of the horse, so thatit shghtly bears upon the corners, but not to wrinklethem, and the mouth-piece of the bit to be about oneinch above the lower tusk in the horse, or two inchesabove the corner-tooth in the mare. A good rule forall bits being placed in a horses mouth is, that themouth-piece, whether it be of a curb or snaffle bridle,should lie on the gum in such a position as to allow theplacing of the thick part of the fore-finger on the gumbetween the bar or mouth-piece and the tusk. Thecurb-chain to be twisted flat, and to allow a finger topass inside of it. HOW TO MOUNT. Stand opposite to the near fore-foot of the
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