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discharges in tlie body of his horse, so fully that there will 

 be no inharmonious movement which shall cause him to 

 leave the saddle in any degree. 



The management of the horse consists in controlling the 

 lines of counteraction formed in the animals body. The 

 aids to this are : — the Bit ; the Spur ; the Pressure of the 

 Rein against the neck ; and the weighting one or the other 

 Seat-bone of the rider. These bring into action or check 

 different parts of the winding-lines, and by weakening the 

 working of their action or introducing the alternates upon 

 them, enable the rider not only to signify his wishes to the 

 horse but to force compliance. 



A short section is added on locomotion in fishes and in 

 birds. 



