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by forcing the posterior winding lines to form, may 

 bring the horse down from any position short of 

 the loss of balance, but, as horses generally 

 use a favorite hind-leg, the development of the 

 counteracting lines for the other pair of diagonal 

 legs will generally answer the purpose, if applied 

 early enough in the movement. Thus, if a horse 

 stijffen the left hind-leg, the rider should, by throw- 

 ing his weight on the right seat-bone, bring the 

 horse's appui more on the right hind-leg ; at the 

 same time (if necessary) lift the left hind-foot with 

 the left spur. 



§ 211. Kicking. — This is the converse of rearing ; 

 the horse developes the posterior winding lines to 

 an undue degree at the expense of the anterior 

 lines ; the hind-feet rise on their inner bearings with 

 a forward movement, and are next thrust out to the 

 rear by a backing movement, as the fore-feet come 

 on to their outer bearings, by reason of the unmixed 

 action of the secondary section of the posterior 

 lines in the anterior C C. 



In kicking, as in rearing, most horses have a 

 favorite leg ; supposing this to be the left hind-leg, 

 appuied on the right fore, then the left spur, fol- 

 lowed by the weight on the right seat-bone, which 

 would introduce the alternate right-left counter- 



