HOLDING THE HORSE DOWN. 165 



The process of obtaining control over the 

 horse, as a rule, had best be completed in one 

 lesson, which can be repeated as may be required. 



We may utilise the knowledge that a horse 

 cannot get up off the ground, when his head is 

 pulled round, for keeping him down — for instance, 

 when he has fallen in harness — by holding his 

 head in an upward and backward direction, while 

 keeping his neck bent by aid of the pressure of 

 the knee (see Fig. 40). 



