THIRD PART 



APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF 

 HORSEMANSHIP AND TRAINING 

 TO THE CONTROL OF THE HORSE 



CHAPTER I 



THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE TRAINED HORSE BY THE 

 TRAINED MAN 



As a consequence of the breaking-in, the horse has 

 become calm and impulsive. 



His suppleness and strength have been developed, 

 and his resistances have been overcome, by tlie special 

 exercises of the training course. 



During this work the horse has learnt to obey the 

 aids. It now remains to apply, in the daily work, the 

 results attained. 



The following rules serve as a basis on which 

 instruction in horsemanship can be perfected. 



The straight-moving horse. — The first use made of 

 this obedience has for its object to make the horse a 

 straight mover, firstly, because of the place he ought to 

 occupy in the ranks, secondly, because this position is 

 of great use in obtaining the pace desired, and in 

 regulating the speed. 



The horse is straight when the left shoulder and 



