THE-:- HORSE 



with the fingers of the right hand, let it hang 

 suspended from the headpiece, while the left 

 hand carries the whole bridle forward to a 

 point directly in front of the horse's head. 



Now bring the left hand toward the horse's 

 head until it touches the upper part of the 

 nose in such a way that either side of the 

 cheekpieces hang on their respective sides of 

 the horse's face. Now the right hand may be 

 released from the reins and it should be 

 brought quickly to change places with the 

 left hand holding the headpiece. The left hand 

 simultaneously is dropped so that it grasps the 

 left side of the bit above the mouth-bar, v/itli 

 the forefinger protruding in such a way as to 

 hold the curb chain extended. 



The horse's head is now halfway into the 

 bridle, and the movement of the head may be 

 more or less directed by the pressure of the 

 cheek straps. When the horse's head is sta- 

 tionary, the bridler quickly raises the bit for- 

 ward and directs the middle of the mouth-bar 

 toward the center point between the animal's 

 teeth; meanwhile, with the fingers of the left 

 hand, he pries open the jaws of the animal. 

 This is done by exerting pressure upv/ard and 

 downward at a point on the near side of the 

 animal's mouth to the right of his incisor teeth. 

 The pressure of the left hand on the side of 

 the bit is now directed in such a way as to 

 bring the bit into the horse's mouth; mean- 



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