. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. COLLECTING AND DIRECT FLEXION. 49 of mouth with ths resistance which is due to a faulty position of the head. A horse which carries his head low is always heavy in hand, because he puts all his weight forward, but it does not therefore follow that he has a hard mouth. If we simply change the position of his head, and place it high, it will not bear on the hand, and we will be able to find out what kind of a mouth he Fig. 4.—Going forward when mobilising the lower jaw, so as to prevent the horse getting behind his bi
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. COLLECTING AND DIRECT FLEXION. 49 of mouth with ths resistance which is due to a faulty position of the head. A horse which carries his head low is always heavy in hand, because he puts all his weight forward, but it does not therefore follow that he has a hard mouth. If we simply change the position of his head, and place it high, it will not bear on the hand, and we will be able to find out what kind of a mouth he Fig. 4.—Going forward when mobilising the lower jaw, so as to prevent the horse getting behind his bit. It is a mistake to think, as many do, that a horse which slavers or foams at the mouth has a good mouth. To produce this soapy foam, a horse must contract his tongue, and will not then be able to have his mouth free, at rest, and ready for the fingering of his rider. A horse produces this foam by con- stantly turning his tongue, or by rubbing it against his hard palate, by passing it over the bit, or by making it into a ball at the back of his mouth. In all these cases, the only 4 Digitized by Microsoft®. 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. London, Hurst and Blackett
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