10 HOW TO RIDE 



movements of the fore-hand and of 

 the croup, should answer all require- 

 ments. 



The Keins. 



The beginner will use the reins of 

 the snaffle only. He will take a rein 

 in the grasp of each hand, the loose 

 end passing under and held by the 

 thumb, at a length that will give 

 him command of the mouth of the 

 horse. 



In teaching the horse the changes 

 of dii'ection, as is described in the 

 chapter upon '* Hands and Legs," one 

 hand will hold the curb, the reins 

 divided by the Httle finger and grasped 



