30 PARK RIDING. 



POSITION OF HANDS. 



The human hand, as has been observed by Sir 

 Charles Bell, " is so beautifully formed, it has so 

 fine a sensibility, that sensibility governs its 

 motions so correctly, every effort of the will is 

 answered so instantly, as if the hand itself were 

 the seat of that will, its actions are so powerful, 

 so free, and yet so delicate." And this power of 

 the hand, when properly exerted in the manage- 

 ment of a horse, meets with such an immediate 

 response, that it may be said of a well-broke 

 horse, that he is always prepared to execute 

 whatever the mind of his rider requires him to 

 do. The intention of the rider is expressed by 

 the motion of his hand on the reins, which acting 

 on the bit transmit it to the horse's mouth (which 

 is the medium of communication between him 

 and his rider), and should command immediate 

 obedience. 



