A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . remains for us, in order to com-plete the suppling of the head and neck, tocombat the contractions which occasion thedirect resistances, and prevent our getting 92 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. the horses head into a perpendicular posi-tion. Direct flexions of the head and nech, orramener.^—1. The rider will first use thesnaffle-reins, which he will hold together inthe left hand, as he would the will rest the outer edge of the righthand (
A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . remains for us, in order to com-plete the suppling of the head and neck, tocombat the contractions which occasion thedirect resistances, and prevent our getting 92 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. the horses head into a perpendicular posi-tion. Direct flexions of the head and nech, orramener.^—1. The rider will first use thesnaffle-reins, which he will hold together inthe left hand, as he would the will rest the outer edge of the righthand (see Plate XI.) upon the reins in frontof the left hand, in order to increase thepower of the right hand; after which he willgradually bear on the snaffle-bit. As soonas the horse yields, it would suffice to raisethe right hand, in order to diminish thetension of the reins, and reward the ani-mal. As the hand must only present a forceproportioned to the resistance of the neck,it will only be necessary to hold the legsrather close to prevent backing. When the * Ramener means to place the horses head in a per-pendicular position.—
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