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CHAPTER III. 



EFFECT OF INDICATION'S. 



Ketaining, urging, and guiding indications. To make the horse collect 

 himself. Canter, right turn, right pass. Left shoulder in. Bearing 

 on the mouth. The horse must be made to collect himself in turning. 

 And should not be turned on' one rein only. Lady's canter. The 

 quicker the pace, the greater degree of collection. French and 

 English mistake here. The shy horse. The restive horse. Truth 

 may be paradoxical. 



Ketaining, There are three sorts of indications, retaining, urging, 



urging, and 



guiding in- an< l guiding. 



dications. 



The indications of the hands are of two sorts, guiding 

 and retaining. Those of the legs and whip are also of 

 two sorts, guiding and urging. Suppose a horse standing 

 still with full liberty and fully extended. If the retaining 

 indication of the hands only are given, he will go back- 

 ward in a loose and extended form. If, on the contrary, 

 the urging indication of the legs or whip only are given, 



