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to bring his hind legs well under him, and then with- 

 draw themselves and allow the hands to make such 

 use of the forward impulse as they like. 



Trained on this system, a horse goes freely and 

 without hesitation forward when he feels the touch of 

 the legs. He arches his neck and collects himself on 

 to his hocks when he feels a gentle tension on the reins, 

 and stops when he finds himself enclosed between 

 the bit and the rider's legs or spurs. He consequently 

 goes kindly, and has no doubt in his mind as to what 

 is wanted of him. Under Baucher's system there is 

 no need for the reins to be absolutely slack when the 

 legs are in use ; the mouth should still be gently felt, 

 the reins being slightly eased, but the hands must be 

 absolutely passive and the grip of the fingers relaxed. 

 And in the same way whilst the hands are working on 

 the impulses of the horse the legs should be quite still, 

 ready to stimulate his energy again the moment the 

 hand finds it has not sufficient forward impulse to 

 direct or that the hind legs are not sufficiently under 

 the body. A horse trained thus, is also a perfect 

 lady's hack, the lady having simply to press back her 

 left leg, and then stimulate the horse with her whip, 

 until he is sufficiently animated, when the leg is with- 

 drawn and the hand brings a certain amount of the 

 forward impulse gently back and so balances the horse 

 and cadences his action. 



Ability to work a horse on these principles only 

 comes after long practice, as it requires exceedingly 

 delicate use of both hands and legs and a balance on 

 the horse's back, quite independent of any assistance 

 from either. 



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