i8o ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



his chest, in order to transfer a portion of the 

 pull on to the crown of his head. Instead 

 of acting in this fashion, the breaker, if he 

 wants to take his pupil for a walk on foot, 

 might, after having mouthed him in the manner I 

 have described, put on the leading-rein crupper 

 (see page 148), and lead him where he wished, 

 without incurring any risk of spoiling his mouth. 



The whole of this mouthing on foot, might be 

 taught the horse in one lesson of, say, an hour's 

 duration. With a young animal that had never 

 been bridled before, the instruction might be 

 spread over two days, a couple of lessons of half- 

 an-hour's duration each, being given on each 

 day. In point of fact, one or two lessons will, 

 in almost all cases, be sufficient to teach the 

 horse to obey the indications of the rein pro- 

 perly. After that, he will require only a few 

 days' careful riding and bending to make his 

 mouth perfect. 



If the animal prove headstrong or sulky, he 



