AMD SCHOOL A HORSE. 83 



it is for the purpose of pulling tlie 

 shoulders in so that the horse, his croup 

 being brought round by the opposite 

 spur, will not be able to take the extended 

 step with the outside leg. This accom- 

 plishes the object, but it gives cramped 

 and unoraceful action. I believe that 

 the theory I advance is original with me, 

 and I know that it gives the best re- 

 sults, for it is the method that Baucher 

 and other great authorities use after the 

 horse has been taught by some ruder 

 means. 



To make a horse lead with a certain 

 side, therefore, the direct rein will make 

 upward play, and be supported by the 

 opposing spur. 



At first the horse will be made to 

 gallop in the line, then in circles, 



