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be wanted for harness, he may as well be accustomed to wear 

 one. If the horse does not take kindly to the crupper, it is a 

 good plan to have a Q sewn on the roller, and to let him 

 stand for an hour or so every day with it on after he has been 

 exercised until he gets more used to it. 



The roller should be put on over the saddle, and the side 

 reins buckled in the same manner as before, and the same 

 lesson repeated ; as the horse improves, the side reins should 

 be gradually shortened a little at each lesson, so as to get him 



Take hold of his snaffle and mouth himself. 



to take hold of his snaffle and mouth himself, but no attempt 

 is to be made to tie the horse in the position in which you 

 wish him to carry himself. The reins should be sufficiently 

 short to feel the horse's mouth, and he should be kept up to his 

 work, so as not to allow him to lean on the snaffle. After each 

 lesson on the longe, the horse should, when taken up to the 

 centre of the circle, be placed square on all four legs and be 



