ANGLO-FRENCH HORSEMANSHIP 



the spurs should be again pressed in once or 

 twice rather sharply. 



If the horse in the walk, trot or canter, 

 persists in trying to get the better of the hand 

 by movements of the head and neck, the rider 

 should keep the spurs just touching the sides, 

 close to the girths, for some little time, without 

 unduly checking the forward movement by 

 taking too strong a feeling on the mouth. The 

 spurs should punish him every time he chucks 

 his head up or snatches at the bit. Horses 

 that throw their heads about have as a rule 

 sharp bars to their mouths, and should be ridden 

 in a smooth bradoon, and a bit with india- 

 rubber rings on the bar on either side of the 

 port. 



To " collect " his horse, the rider should ease 

 his hand slightly, turn out his toes, ease the 

 grip of the knees, force his heels down, sink 

 into his saddle, and stimulate the horse with his 

 legs just behind the girth, whilst the hand 

 receives the impulse with a slight upward 

 feeling on the reins. 



To enable him to get his hind legs well 

 under in order to stop in, or jump from, the 

 fast gallop, a horse naturally stretches his neck 

 out, and the rider should not oppose this action 

 unduly by taking tight hold of the head and 



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