. Frank Forester's horse and horsemanship of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Horses; Race horses; Chevaux; Chevaux de course. i ij "S ' 1 ,i'' 1 A LIGHT HAND. 359 The great beauty of a hand is perfect lightness of touch, to be constantly feeling and playing with the sensitive mouth of the animal—which will soon come to delight in the influence of such a hand, and will manifest its pleasure by tossing, rolling over and over, and champing the bits—to be continually guiding and directing every motion, and regulating every step, by the slightest possible
. Frank Forester's horse and horsemanship of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Horses; Race horses; Chevaux; Chevaux de course. i ij "S ' 1 ,i'' 1 A LIGHT HAND. 359 The great beauty of a hand is perfect lightness of touch, to be constantly feeling and playing with the sensitive mouth of the animal—which will soon come to delight in the influence of such a hand, and will manifest its pleasure by tossing, rolling over and over, and champing the bits—to be continually guiding and directing every motion, and regulating every step, by the slightest possible exertion of force, which will accomplish its end ; to be for ever giving and taking; never continuing to use force a moment after resistance has ceased, or obedience been yielded; never submitting to be overpowered, for a moment. It is not easy for any one, it is not possible for every one, to obtain quite a perfect hand—for some men are deficient in sensibility of touch, in tact, and in temper, all of which are needed to produce absolute perfection ; but every one is capa- ble of obtaining a steady seat and a passable hand, suflScient for all ordinary purposes; though not, perhaps, such as would enable him to go across a country, like Squire Osbaldeston, or to make a managed horse dance to music, like Sir Sidney Meadows or Franconi. The annexed cuts, one and two, show the first and general position of the hand, and the method of holding the bridle rein; the first, when riding with a single snaffle bit, the reins then being held between the middle and tho fourth, and outside of the little fingers, the ends being brought out, and secured from slipping between the forefinger and the ball of the thumb. Tlie second, when a bit and bridoon are used, with two reins; in which case the snaf- fle reins are held, as here shown, between the middle and fourth, and the fourth and little fingers; the curb reins between the fore and middle fingers, and outside of the lit- tle fino;er; t
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