PARK RIDING. 89 



XV. 



The whip hand is the right hand. 



XVI. 



Finished riders mostly use the curb rein. 



XVII. 



The corrections made by the hand should be 

 given severely where necessary, by first yielding 

 the hand that the reins may become slack, then 

 giving them a smart or violent snatch in an up- 

 ward direction. 



xviii. 



Raising the rider's hands increases his power 



over his horse, whilst raising the horse''s head 

 diminishes his power. 



XIX. 



When the horse carries his head up, the hand 

 must be as low as possible. 



XX. 



To punish a horse for stopping, make him go 

 backwards. 



XXI. 



All horses have their favourite side ; you must 

 attack him on his weak side and twist him. 



XXII. 



A horse that rears seldom kicks, and a kicking 

 horse seldom rears. 



