A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . inued untilthe horse yields. The flexions being re-peated with this more powerful agent, will8 86 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. put him in a condition to respond to themeans previously indicated. If the horseresponded to the first flexions representedby Plate TV., it would be unnecessary tomake use of this one. (Plate V.) We can act directly on the jaw so as torender it prompt in moving. To do this,we take the left curb-rein about six inchesfrom the ho
A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . inued untilthe horse yields. The flexions being re-peated with this more powerful agent, will8 86 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. put him in a condition to respond to themeans previously indicated. If the horseresponded to the first flexions representedby Plate TV., it would be unnecessary tomake use of this one. (Plate V.) We can act directly on the jaw so as torender it prompt in moving. To do this,we take the left curb-rein about six inchesfrom the horses mouth, and draw it straighttowards the left shoulder; at the same timedraw the left rein of the snaffle forward, insuch a way that the wrists of the personholding the two reins shall be opposite andon a level with each other. The two op-posed forces will soon cause a separation ofthe jaws, and end all resistance. The forceought always to be proportioned to that ofthe horse, whether in his resistance, or inhis lightness. Thus, by means of this di-rect force, a few lessons will be suflicient togive a pliability to the part in question which.
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