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In these three cases, the horse when he struck off, 

 was not properly placed and well balanced. 



In the first instance, he could only have succeeded 

 ill striking off to the left by first throwing his weight 

 on to the right legs ; to rectify this, feel both reins 

 to the left (horse's head remains placed to the right), 

 to throw the weight to the horse's left side, and, 

 at the same time, close the left leg to bring his 

 haunches in. 



In the second instance, when the horse struck off, 

 too much weight was thrown on the right fore-leg ; 

 to rectify this, throw the weight of the horse from 

 the forehand to the haunches (by restraining him 

 with the reins), at the same time, feel both reins to 

 the left to relieve the weight from the right fore-leg, 

 and close the right leg to keep the horse's haunches 

 steady. 



In the third instance, when the horse struck off, 

 too much weight was thrown on the right hind-leg, 

 to rectify this, throw the w^eight of the horse from 

 the haunches to the forehand (by the pressure of the 

 legs), close the left leg more than the right, and at 

 the same time keep the forehand steady with the 

 reins. 



In these instances, take a good hold of your horse's 

 head, though without allowing him to bore on your 

 hand ; otherwise the leg only communicates a forward 

 impulse, and thus the effect on the hind-quarter is 

 lost. 



