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can be dispensed with. This system of training is 

 carried out to perfection at the Messrs. Miller's 

 school at Rugby. Care must be taken that the move- 

 ment of the body is not exaggerated, or the horse 

 will lose his balance and will change in front only 

 instead of in front and behind. The figure-of-eight 

 should not be attempted until the horse canters 

 collectedly. 



The aid and indications given at the end of the 

 instructional exercises must be amplified according 

 to the nature of the horse under training; for ex- 

 ample, a well-balanced, keen animal will not re- 

 quire the hand and leg work that will be necessary 

 on an ill-balanced slug. 



Both hands may have to be raised ^ to make a 

 horse " stop " in a collected manner, but I am loath 

 to lay down any definite rules to suit all horses. If 

 the trainer will keep in his mind's eye the fact that 

 when a horse is finished he must be able to answer 

 to the aid and the indications given in the instruc- 

 tional exercises, he is better left to his own manner 

 of arriving at the result, always providing that he 

 has a thorough knowledge of the business. 



* Some writers say that you should lower both hands. 



