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CHAPTER VI. 

 ORDINARY MOUNTED BREAKING. 



General remarks Mounting~a horse for the first time Turning a horse on the 

 forehand at the halt when mounted Reining back The walk The trot 

 Turning a horse during movement Teaching a horse to carry his rider in 

 a collected and well-balanced manner The canter The halt Whip and 

 spurs Time required for ordinary breaking to saddle. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



THE work described in the preceding chapter is applic- 

 able to all kinds of horses. In the present one, the whole 

 of the course laid down is suitable to hunters, hacks, 

 chasers, and race-horses. The amount of collection prac- 

 tised should be proportionate to the purpose for which 

 the animal is intended ; the maximum, with respect to the 

 horses just mentioned, being observed with the hack ; 

 the minimum, with the race-horse. The lady's hack and 

 hunter, besides the work herein detailed, should have a 

 certain amount of special training, to which I shall allude 

 further on. The trooper and high school horse, before 

 being taught any of the airs de manege, may get all the 

 instruction given in this chapter with the exception of 

 the changes of leg at a canter in the figure of eight, to 

 which subject I shall more particularly allude in Chapter 

 IX. I shall reserve the consideration of the breaking of 

 harness horses for Chapter VIII. 



