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ing remain the sanu', but supijlin^'s v:iry itcc.nliii' »-■ •'■< 

 defects of conformation tliat must lie ovcrconic 



A horse of good conformation is easy to train: all that 

 is necessary is to teacli liim tlic language of iUv ai«ls and 

 when he understands, everything becomes simplr to him. 

 When, on the contrary, ])roper Ijalancc is wanting, it is nec- 

 essary not only to instruct liim, but also, by means of pro- 

 tracted and well understood exercises to establish an artifi- 

 cial equilibrium that will (U)rrect natural defects. 



A horse with croup too high and wIkjsc weight is«)n hi.- 

 shoulders will not be trained along the same lines as oni- 

 with high forehand or weak hind quarters. In one case we 

 must raise the head and force the weight ))ack: in the other 

 we must lower the head and load the forehand. A good 

 horseman must therefore study his horse's conformation and 

 adapt his methods of training to the kind (»f resistance he 

 encounters. This, in order to develop in the animal, in ac- 

 tion, a l)alance which is rarely to l)e found in y<»ung hoi.^t's. 



