. Breaking and riding. Horses; Horsemanship; Horses. OBJECTS OF LATERAL FLEXIONS. 103 flexion as in direct flexion, because the latter is a prej^aration for the former. This faulty flexion, which is adopted by those who have followed him, is made at the withers instead of at the poll. Here, again, as in direct flexion, we find the exciting cause of the lowering of the neck, which changes a useful exercise into an injurious one. In it the head is low, the bend of the neck is at the withers instead of at the poll, and the head of the horse is in profile instead of facing Fig. 34.—Incorrect
. Breaking and riding. Horses; Horsemanship; Horses. OBJECTS OF LATERAL FLEXIONS. 103 flexion as in direct flexion, because the latter is a prej^aration for the former. This faulty flexion, which is adopted by those who have followed him, is made at the withers instead of at the poll. Here, again, as in direct flexion, we find the exciting cause of the lowering of the neck, which changes a useful exercise into an injurious one. In it the head is low, the bend of the neck is at the withers instead of at the poll, and the head of the horse is in profile instead of facing Fig. 34.—Incorrect lateral flexion, A comparison of Fig, 34 (wrong flexion) with Fig. 33 (correct flexion) shows us at a glance the advantages of the lateral flexion which I ha\-e described, and the faults of the flexion which is commonly practised. To complete this criticism, I need only repeat all what I have said about the wTong method of direct flexion and its faults. We need not be surprised that flexions have been blamed for softening the neck ; that is to say, for rendering it movable, independently of the remainder of the body, which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fillis, James, 1834-1913; Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace), 1842-1904. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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