64 HOW TO RIDE 



be ridden in this bit until be readily 

 answers to it, and the rider should 

 teach him, as early as possible, to go 

 forward at the pressure of the legs. 

 No whip should be carried in the early 

 mounted lessons, and in the lunging 

 on the cavesson the whip should never 

 be used to cause pain. 



If the colt is naturally heavy in the 

 shoulders he should be made to carry 

 himseK light by short pulls upon the 

 snaffle, from below upwards. The ac- 

 tive resistance of the mouth should be 

 overcome by gentle vibrations of the 

 bit. 



When he will go quietly in the 

 snaffle, and has been made familiar 

 with the usual sights and sounds of 

 the road, he may be put into the 



