do SYSTEM FOR TKAINING CAVALKY HORSES. 



judgment and knowledge of the horse's temper, which 

 will at all times prevent our communicating an im- 

 pulse to the horse, with the spur, stronger than what 

 w^e can easily control with the hand. 



Suppose your horse at a walk bearing the weight 

 of five pounds on your bridle-hand ; when you close 

 your legs to him you will feel the effect of the im- 

 pulse communicated, in the additional weight thrown 

 on your hand, and this weight augments in proportion 

 to the impulse given. 



On feeling this additional weight on the bridle- 

 hand, do not give way to it, but keep the bit-hand 

 low and steady, and play with the right snaffle-rein ; 

 the horse, finding the bit an insurmountable obstacle, 

 will by degrees learn, instead of throwing his weight 

 forward when the impulse is given by the leg, to 

 throw it back, and bring his haunches under him ; 

 but should you, instead of closing the leg gently 

 to him the first time, put both spurs into his sides, 

 the horse would throw so much weight forward 

 from the great impulse received, that he would 

 probably pull the reins out of your hands ; your ob- 

 ject would thus be defeated in the beginning; and 

 the horse, having burst from your control on the first 

 application of the spur, by throwing his weight for- 

 ward, would ever after try to do the same. 



The spur must, therefore, be applied with caution 

 and delicacy. 



The rider by closing his legs to the horse brings 



