. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. OBJECTS OBTAINED BY DIRECT FLEXION. 65 Fig. 14, which is taken from a recent work, shows in an exaggerated form all the faults of Baucher's bad flexion. In it the head is low, far from the centre of gravity and behind the perpendicular; the horse has all his weight on his. Fig. 14.—Exaggerated example o£ Baucher's incorrect flexion. shoulders, and is ready to bring his chin into his breast ; the muscles of the jaw are contracted and the action of the curb is in a downward direction, and is consequently false. This caricat
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. OBJECTS OBTAINED BY DIRECT FLEXION. 65 Fig. 14, which is taken from a recent work, shows in an exaggerated form all the faults of Baucher's bad flexion. In it the head is low, far from the centre of gravity and behind the perpendicular; the horse has all his weight on his. Fig. 14.—Exaggerated example o£ Baucher's incorrect flexion. shoulders, and is ready to bring his chin into his breast ; the muscles of the jaw are contracted and the action of the curb is in a downward direction, and is consequently false. This caricature of breaking is simply perfect! The exact opposite of all these conditions is what we should seek to obtain from direct flexion. 5 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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