CONTENTS vii 



FADE 



Use of Spur in correcting Faults and collecting a 



Horse 32 



The Seat and Legs as Aids in the Gallop and Canter 32 



CHAPTER IV 



HANDS 



What is meant by " Hands '* ? 34 



The Duties of the Hand 85 



Suppleness of Hands, Arm, and Shoulder ... 35 



Length of Rein to secure Control .... 35 

 How to give a Horse a Good Mouth and secure Good 



Hands 36 



To stop a Horse or reduce the Pace .... 36 



The Action of the Reins 37 



How to regulate the Carriage of the Horse's Head . 38 



Rewarding a Horse for Obedience .... 38 



Teaching a Horse to yield to the Pressure of the Bit 39 



How to handle a Shying Horse 39 



Turning Corners 40 



Ways of holding the Reins 40 



The employment of Hands and Legs : Two Schools . 42 



Effect of raising and lowering the Hands ... 47 



Riding with One Hand 47 



Pressing the Rein against the Neck .... 48 



CHAPTER V 



TRAINING 



The Object of Training 49 



Connection of Ideas 49 



The Chief Road to Success 50 



Way to Mount 51 



Impulsion 52 



