Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . FLEXIONS OF THE NECK. 249 Ihis, as m all other operations, the force applied by thetrainer should be proportioned to the resistance of the horse. Lateral Flexions of the Neck.—The trainer willstand bj the side of the horses shoulder, as in the the jaw. He will take the right snaflle-rein in his righthand, and draw upon it over the horses neck, (see fig. 20,)holding the left snafile tight enough to prevent the horsefrom turning his body. As soon as the neck yields to allow the head to g
Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . FLEXIONS OF THE NECK. 249 Ihis, as m all other operations, the force applied by thetrainer should be proportioned to the resistance of the horse. Lateral Flexions of the Neck.—The trainer willstand bj the side of the horses shoulder, as in the the jaw. He will take the right snaflle-rein in his righthand, and draw upon it over the horses neck, (see fig. 20,)holding the left snafile tight enough to prevent the horsefrom turning his body. As soon as the neck yields to allow the head to goround to the right, the tension of the left rein must the head is well brought round (fig. 21), the tworeins should be equally drawn upon until the head as-sumes a perpendicular position, and until the horse evinceshis lightness by champing the bit. After having held hima few seconds in this position, the head should be gentlydrawn back to its natural place. It is important that thehorse should not be allowed to do anything of his ownwill, and his head should be drawn back befor
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