HOLDING THE HORSE DOWN. 165 



The process of obtaining control over the 

 horse, as a rule, had best be completed in one 

 lesson, which can be repeated as may be required. 



We may utilise the knowledge that a horse 

 cannot get up off the ground, when his head is 

 pulled round, for keeping him down for instance, 

 when he has fallen in harness by holding his 

 head in an upward and backward direction, while 

 keeping his neck bent by aid of the pressure of 

 the knee (see Fig. 40). 



