32 HOW TO RIDE 



The height at which the head of the 

 horse will be carried must depend upon 

 the configuration of the animal, and the 

 action he takes ; but if the horse yields 

 his jaw to the bit, and carries his face 

 perpendicular to the plane of movement, 

 the light hand will permit him to carry 

 his head at the elevation that is best 

 suited to the circumstances. But if the 

 horse through perverseness or awkward- 

 ness carries his head too high or too low, 

 the rider must lower or raise the bridle- 

 hand until the head is brought into the 

 position in which the horse moves with 

 the greatest ease and lightness. The 

 snaffle-bit should be used to correct faults 

 in the carriage of the head. 



We will suppose that the horse has so 

 far progressed in liis education that he 



