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time, inclined a little forward, the horse will be 

 enabled to advance freely, and, as soon as he 

 moves onward, the original position of the 

 hands must be gently resumed. It is proper to 

 remark here, that when using the snaffle-reins 

 only, the curb-bit should always be in the 

 horse's mouth, its reins being tied and allowed 

 to rest upon his neck, although the pupil must 

 not be allowed to meddle with it. The presence 

 of the curb in the horse's mouth, although not 

 used, has a restraining influence, especially with 

 an animal accustomed to it. 



To turn the horse to the right, the right rein 

 must be shortened so as to be felt at the right 

 side of his mouth ; to effect this, the little finger 

 of the right hand must, by a turn of the wrist, 

 be moved in toward the body and sufficiently 

 toward the left, with the nails up and the 

 knuckles down, while, in order to aid the horse, 

 the rider will simultaneously turn her face and 

 shoulders slightly to the right. The animal 

 having made the turn, the hand must gently 

 return to the original position, and the body 

 again face to the front. 



To turn the horse to the left, the left rein 

 must be shortened, by a turn of the left wrist, 

 carrying the little finger of the left hand toward 

 the body and to the right, nails upward, etc., 



