64 HOW TO RIDE 



bring in tlie head, as I have before de- 

 scribed. 



These bittings are never to be aban- 

 doned, and they must be daily practised, 

 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 

 schoolino; in those his/her 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 

 can, by means of the system I have 

 advised, be readily made quiet to ride. 

 If he becomes shy it will be because his 

 vision is defective. A young horse, 

 properly treated, will acquire so much 

 confidence in his master that he will 



