182 



BREAKING ON FOOT. 



is more likely to prompt a horse to go on, and is less apt 

 to make him kick, than one above them. 



NOTE. If the horse seems harder at one side of his 

 mouth than at the other, we should make sure that the 

 mouth is not in a painful state, before we try to remedy 

 it by sharp pressure. During a dispute the horse may 

 have got his mouth or tongue hurt, and this would naturally 



Fig. 91. Outward rein on driving-pad. 



cause him to hold the bit towards one side and carry his 

 head in what seems to us an awkward way while he is 

 trying to save the injured parts from pressure. In this 

 case we should give his mouth a rest till it recovers. 



The circling with the long reins on foot, should be per- 

 formed on the same principle as that adopted by a capable 

 rider, the pressure of whose drawn-back outward foot is 

 replaced by that of the outward rein. Practice in driving 



