Manual of Equitation and Horse Tkaininc; 33 



The weight.— In studying the actions of the reins it has 

 been seen that under their influence the balance of the 

 horse can be modified even so as to lead him to turn to the 



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right or left according as the weight of the neck is carried 

 on one shoulder or the other. The shoulders being un- 

 equally weighted move toward the side which has the ex- 

 cess of weight. 



