. Riding and driving. es of the ani-mal and raising the bridle-hand, at the moment 134 Riding the hind legs are leaving the ground. The resultof this employment of the aids will be to inducethe horse to carry the hind legs simultaneouslyunder the mass and so stop the advance ; andupon the release of the tension upon the reins theforehand will take a normal position and the haltwill have been effected in one stride. This posi-tion of the hind legs under the body of the horsegives an elastic bearing that will prevent anyshock that might injuriously affect the houghsof the animal. All carefully c
. Riding and driving. es of the ani-mal and raising the bridle-hand, at the moment 134 Riding the hind legs are leaving the ground. The resultof this employment of the aids will be to inducethe horse to carry the hind legs simultaneouslyunder the mass and so stop the advance ; andupon the release of the tension upon the reins theforehand will take a normal position and the haltwill have been effected in one stride. This posi-tion of the hind legs under the body of the horsegives an elastic bearing that will prevent anyshock that might injuriously affect the houghsof the animal. All carefully conducted trainingis assurance against strains or hurts to the horse,and an animal that has not been schooled is farmore apt to slip or in some way injure itself thanone that has been taught to perform the mostviolent movements of the manage. Of the scoresof horses I have trained, not one ever threw acurb or a spavin while in my hands, and all ofthem were the better in every way for the workthey were called upon to FIG. 90. —BACKING. THE IMPULSE
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