Suppling and Collecting. 



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To make the horse lower the head, the rider 

 should take a light feeling upon the mouth, with 

 his legs closed against the flanks ; the hand 

 should then be held low and a steady tension 



BENDING THE HEAD, MOUNTED. 



taken upon the reins : the moment the horse 

 lowers the head, the hand should release the 

 tension upon the reins, the legs be withdrawn 

 from the flanks, and the animal should be re- 

 warded, Then by another tension upon the 



