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double-reined bridle. The snaffle will 

 be used to regulate the height of the 

 head, and to begin the changes of 

 direction : the bit will be used to teach 

 the horse to give the jaw and to bring 

 in the head, as I have before de- 

 scribed. 



These bittings are never to be aban- 

 doned, and they must be daily prac- 

 tised, so that the horse will yield to 

 the first demand of the bit. 



When the horse is obedient to the 



bit he should be made to collect his 



forces in equilibrium, and he is then 



prepared for schooling in those higher 



branches of his education that are to 



make him, what is so highly to be 



desired, a trained horse. 



By firmness and gentleness the horse 



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