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reins of the curb at about four inches 

 from the branch of the bit. He will 

 then induce the horse to give his jaw, 

 and to bring his head into a perpen- 

 dicular position, by drawing the reins 

 in gentle vibrations towards the chest 

 of the horse, yielding the hand when- 

 ever the horse answers to the pressure, 

 and repeating the operation whenever 

 the horse shows a disposition to go out 

 of hand. With the whip he will then 

 tap the horse upon the rump until the 

 hind legs are brought well under the 

 body. The horse will then be in a 

 position to make a move in any dii'ec- 

 tion without any further preparation. 



The horse being thus collected, the 

 trainer will give gentle taps of the 

 whip upon his near Hank, until the 



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