THE-:- HORSE 



he shows a disincHnation to walk, he must be 

 held at an extremely slow pace, so that he is 

 hardly able to move forward, and if patience 

 and perseverance are maintained and this very 

 slow pace continued long enough he will 

 eventually walk. When walking he can be 

 allowed to accelerate the walking gait, taking 

 advantage of the same inertia mentioned in 

 regard to trotting. 



Riding Without Reins. — Many well-broken 

 horses can be ridden without reins and be 

 controlled to a certain extent. Balance to 

 the respective sides will of itself make such 

 a horse turn right or left. Suddenly leaning 

 forward, throwing the weight to the fore 

 part of the horse, will give him the tendency 

 to stop. Some horses will make a beautiful 

 performance if for control nothing but a rope 

 is placed around their neck, and the horse 

 will answer the pull of this rope very 

 much in the same manner as he would the 

 pull of the bit. To make a horse stop and 

 turn with a rope around his neck, jerk him 

 until he responds, being careful to take no 

 steady pull. To use this method effectively, 

 slip the rope up the horse's neck toward his 

 head. Since the throat is the most sensitive 

 part of the neck, he will respond more 

 quickly to pressure applied at this point. 

 High-school horses are often controlled by 

 the whip and made to stop and turn in this 

 manner. 



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