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means of a powerful and direct motive 

 power, and we must accustom the horse to 

 yield to a less direct regulating force. Be 

 sides, it is important that the pliability and 

 flexibility, especially necessary in the upper 

 part of the neck, should be transmitted 

 throughout its whole extent, so as to de 

 stroy its stiffness entirely. 



The force from above downward, prac 

 tised with the snaffle, acting only by the 

 head-stall on the top of the head, often 

 takes too long to make the horse lower his 

 head. In this case, we must cross the two 

 snaffle-reins by taking the left rein in the 

 right, and the right rein in the left hand, 

 about six or seven inches from the horse s 

 mouth, in such a way as to cause a pretty 

 strong pressure upon the chin. This force, 

 like all the others, must be continued until 

 the horse yields. The flexions being re 

 peated with this more powerful agent, will 

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