A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . LATERAL FLEXIONS ON HORSEBACK. 91 The flexion to the left is executed in thesame way, the rider employing alternatelythe snaffle and the curb-reins. I have already mentioned that it is ofgreat importance to supple the upper partof the neck. After mounting, and havingobtained the lateral flexions without resist-ance, the rider will often content himselfwith executing them half-way, the head andupper part of the neck pivoting upon thelower part, wh
A method of horsemanship : founded upon new principles: including the breaking and training of horses : with instructions for obtaining a good seat . LATERAL FLEXIONS ON HORSEBACK. 91 The flexion to the left is executed in thesame way, the rider employing alternatelythe snaffle and the curb-reins. I have already mentioned that it is ofgreat importance to supple the upper partof the neck. After mounting, and havingobtained the lateral flexions without resist-ance, the rider will often content himselfwith executing them half-way, the head andupper part of the neck pivoting upon thelower part, which will serve as a base, oraxis. This exercise must be frequently re-peated, even after the horses education iscompleted, in order to keep up the pliabil-ity of his neck, and facilitate the gettinghim in hand. It now remains for us, in order to com-plete the suppling of the head and neck, tocombat the contractions which occasion thedirect resistances, and prevent our getting 92 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. the horses head into a perpendicular posi-tion. Direct flexions of the head and nech, orramener.^—1. The rider will first use thesnaffle-rein
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