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horse' s gathering at the proper time for forcing or for 

 checking the latter, and, if the horse be properly^ 

 suppled, it will follow up the impressions received. 



The Setting-up on horseback may, of course, be 

 accompHshed by any of the methods we have men- 

 tioned, but there are two among them which ap- 

 pear to be the most appropriate. Both begin in 

 the composite spiae ; that on the " anterior wind- 

 ing line " would seem the best fitted to progression, 

 that on the "posterior line" to retrogression, or 

 to a check in progression. Both follow in the 

 course of the " alternate line " methods Nos. 5 and 

 6, but begin at intermediate positions, and not at 

 the " poiats of application " — that for the left an- 

 terior line commencing with the left shoulder- 

 blade, that for the right posterior line with the 

 right upper ribs. 



§ 192. For the anterior line. While the chin is 

 raised well up and carried forward the left shoulder 

 blade is pressed forward and to the right, as it were, 

 across and through the neck. The relative beariag 

 of the shoulder-blade is that which it assumes in No. 

 5, at the conclusion of the movement of the alter- 

 nate (right) condyle acrosss the head joint. In the 

 present case it first causes the actions and equali- 

 zation preceding this relative bearing to develope 



