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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 

 himself light by short pulls upon 

 the snaffle, from below upwards. The 

 active 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 sio-hts and sounds of the road, he 

 may be put into the 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 



