248 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



on the flat, across country, or in the school; I shall 

 refrain from going over old ground, and shall content 

 myself, here, with adding a few remarks which have 

 special reference to the recently handled animal. 



When mounting, the breaker should make the 

 animal stand perfectly still, until it gets the proper 

 indication to move forward. 



He should make the horse carry himself in good 

 style, by keeping him up to the bit with the pressure 

 of the leg, and by having a nice light feeling on his 

 mouth. 



All horses should be taught to rein back with 

 ease and precision. 



According as the animal requires to be bent and 

 collected for his own particular work, so should he 

 be instructed in turning, circling and changing, with 

 the proper leg, shouldering in, and passaging. 

 When the reins are taken up in both hands, they 

 should be used in the same style as that re- 

 commended for the long reins (see page 174). If 

 necessary, the horse may now be taught to obey 



