ANGLO-FRENCH HORSEMANSHIP 



as to fix the horse's weight on his off hind, 

 which acts as pivot, and the outside leg should 

 be closed firmly against the side.* 



The result of good training is to make a 

 horse so that the rider can guide and control 

 him with one hand. But when the reins are 

 held in one hand it is necessary to turn the 

 horse by the action of what Baucher called the 

 rein opposee on the neck ; to do this the horse 

 must be first balanced and brought back on his 

 hocks, and if the rider wants to turn, say, to the 

 left, he should then rather ease the hand, so as 

 not to stop him, and carry it to the left, so that 

 the right rein touches the neck and makes him 

 incline his head to the left ; he can then pivot 

 the horse round on the near hind by pressing 

 in the left leg, not the right, as would be the 

 case if the horse were being turned by the left 

 or direct rein. 



* If, however, a horse resists an order to turn, say, to the 

 right, by rearing, it is better to lower the right hand, fix it 

 against the back of the thigh and force the horse round with 

 the right spur. 



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