40 HORSEMANSHIP. 



man being on his back ; hence, the rider should en- 

 deavour to restore it, as much as he can, for the moment. 

 A horse can hardly make a. mistake from turning too 

 much on his hind legs, while nothing is easier than for 

 him to get a bad fall, if he be allowed to turn sharply 

 when going in an uncollected manner. 



To rein back. — On this subject I have nothing to add 

 to the instructions contained in the drill book, which 

 direct the rider to have a ''double feeling" on both 

 reins, close the legs, and when the horse yields to the 

 pressure, and takes a pace back, ease the reins and legs. 

 Then take another pull, and so on. This practice is an 

 admirable one for teaching the horse to collect himself. 



Holding a pnller. — The rider should " drop his hands 

 to his horse " when he gets his head up. He should 

 then wait till he lowers it before taking a pull. If the 

 horse will not yield, he should sit well down in the 

 saddle, stick his knees into the flaps, draw the feet back, 

 bend the head and shoulders slightly forward, catch the 

 reins rather short, take a pull, feeling his knees grip still 

 tighter, and himself jammed still firmer into the saddle, 

 the harder the horse pulls. If he finds that this does 

 not succeed, he should let the horse have his head again, 

 drop his hands, and wait till he finds that the animal 



