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him to mount witlunit trouble a younger liorso, horuuHe, in 

 his hands there will be none of those struggles tlint produe*- 

 blemished animals. 



Finally the time required for training will vary accord- 

 ing to the object to be attained. Many long months are 

 often necessary to work a young horse up to high school ex- 

 ercises, whereas, occasionally, a few weeks will be sufficient 

 to produce a horse free at the three gaits and galloping with 

 either lead. 



Three Periods of Training. The training of a young horse 

 may be divided into three periods: Preliminary work; Work 

 in the snaffle bridle; Work in the double bridle. 



1. Preliminary work. In this first period the horse is 

 gentled. He is taught to allow himself to be saddled and 

 mounted, to go straight ahead at the walk and trot, to turn 

 to the right and to the left. 



Work on the longe should properly be taken up in the 

 preliminary period. 



Under certain circumstances and with certain horses, 

 outside work may be begun. 



2. ^Vorh in the snaffle bridle. The horse is first brought 

 to a thorough understanding of the effects of the legs. He 

 is next taught to obey the simple effects of the snaffle. 



At the end of this period the horse should understand 

 work at the three gaits on the three lines;* he should know 

 how to take the gallop with either lead, and how to work 

 on two tracks** at the walk and at the trot. 



In this second period, outside work will have been con- 

 tinued or begun. 



S. Work in the double bridle which may be subdivided 

 into two parts: 



a. All work with the snaffle is repeated with the double 



bridle. Instruction is completed as regards the upper 



aids,*** The horse is confirmed in his work at the galloi) 



* The straight line, the diagonal and the circle. ( Trfoislator) 



** Where the fore and hind feet do not follow the same 



track, e. g. in passaging. ( Trcmslaior) 

 *** See Question XXVI. 



