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ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



The force AD acts on the corners of the horse's mouth, or 

 on his molars. 



As a matter of fact, this lifting effect has a larger influence 

 on the attitude of a young horse while being broken than in the 



Figure 45. 



The relative lifting and restraining influence of a pull exerted with 

 the hands held low and the horse's head nearly vertical. 



case of an old horse whose schooling is over. The latter learns 

 to meet difficulties of this sort, if not made vicious or sulky by 

 bad treatment, and renders good service in spite of them in a 



