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could not have been obtained by any other 

 means. (Plate VI.) 



Lateral flexions of the neck. 1. The man 

 will place himself near the horse s shoulder, 

 as for the flexions of the jaw ; he will take 

 hold of the right snaffle-rein, which he will 

 draw upon across the neck, in order to 

 establish an intermediate point between the 

 impulsion that comes from him and the re 

 sistance the horse presents ; he will hold up 

 the left rein with the left hand about a foot 

 from the bit. As soon as the horse endea 

 vors to avoid the constant tension of the 

 right rein by inclining his head to the 

 right, he will let the left rein slip so as to 

 offer no opposition to the flexion of the 

 neck. Whenever the horse endeavors to 

 escape the constraint of the right rein, by 

 bringing his croup around, he will be 

 brought into place again by slight pulls on 

 the left rein. (Plate VII.) 



