A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . I LATERAL FLEXIONS OF THE NECK. 87 could not have been obtained by any othermeans. (Plate YI.) Lateral flexions of the nech.—1. The manwill place himself near the horses shoulder,as for the flexions of the jaw; he will takehold of the right snaffle-rein, which he willdraw upon across the neck, in order toestablish-an intermediate point between theimpulsion that comes from him and the re-sistance the horse presents; he will hold upthe left rein wi
A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . I LATERAL FLEXIONS OF THE NECK. 87 could not have been obtained by any othermeans. (Plate YI.) Lateral flexions of the nech.—1. The manwill place himself near the horses shoulder,as for the flexions of the jaw; he will takehold of the right snaffle-rein, which he willdraw upon across the neck, in order toestablish-an intermediate point between theimpulsion that comes from him and the re-sistance the horse presents; he will hold upthe left rein with the left hand about a footfrom the bit. As soon as the horse endea-vors to avoid the constant tension of theright rein by inclining his head to theright, he will let the left rein slip so as tooffer no opposition to the flexion of theneck. Whenever the horse endeavors toescape the constraint of the right rein, bybringing his croup around, he will bebrought into place again by slight pulls onthe left rein. (Plate YII.) 88 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 2. When the head and neck have entirelyyielded to the right^ the man will drawequally on both r
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