18 SYSTEM FOE TEAINI]\'G CAYA.LRY IIOESES. 



Tlie instructor must explain tliat the object of bend- 

 ing a horse's head to the right, or left, is not to supple 

 his joints, as many suppose — for a horse in freedom 

 can lay hold of his tail — but to teach a horse to follow 

 with his head to whichever side the rein is drawn to ; 

 and thus early must it be impressed upon the men's 

 minds not to allow the horse to take the initiative in 

 any thing, and when his head is bent to the right or 

 left, he must not be allowed to throw his liead to the 

 front of his own accord, but it must be brought quiet- 

 ly back again by the rider's hand. 



This lesson, altogether, not to last more than half 

 an hour, and to be repeated every day until all the 

 horses trot well oat. About five lessons will, gener- 

 ally, bring them to it. 



Second Les§on. — (Five Days.) 



Begin to collect the horses both at a walk and a 

 trot. At a walk, the man must be taught to raise his 

 horse's forehand, by keeping his snaffle in constant 

 play, and not allowing the horse to lean upon his hand. 

 When he does so, the man must draw his snaffle from 

 right to left, with a sawing motion, till the horse raises 

 his head, and bears no weight upon his hand. 



In all these lessons, a man must sit well down in 

 his saddle, keep his body upright and his shoulders 

 well back. He should not lean forward or bear his 

 weight on the stirrups. 



Begin by circHng to the right, and give the word 



