[CHAP. 



CHAPTER II. 



HOLDING AND HANDLING THE REINS. 



Reins at full length. The downward clutch. Grecian mode of holding 

 and handling the reins. The side-clutch. The two reins crossed in 

 the hand. A rein in each hand. Turn to the right, and left. The 

 hunting hand. The rough-rider's hand. Fixing the hands. Use of 

 both bridles at once. Shortening the reins when held, one in each 

 hand, mode of taught and of untaught horsemen. Use of the whip. 

 Horses swerve, turn, and refuse only to tJie left. Fault in "the 

 great untaught," English, two-handed rider. 

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To practise the indications of the hands, take the 

 Reins at hridle which is attached to the chair at full length 



full length. 



(Fig. 3), with the tips of the four fingers of the left hand 

 between the reins at the centre, the first and fourth 

 fingers detached to facilitate their working on the rein 

 proper to each ; the hand pendant, with the back to the 

 front, and balance the chair on two legs. 



If the length of the rein suits, it may be so held in 

 long rides when the horse is going quietly at an extended 



