Manual of Equitation and Horse Training 49 



Relation between breeding and training. — The Anglo- 

 Arab race, result of crossings with the native Arab, strong 

 in thoroughbred blood or half bred Anglo-Arab blood, 

 furnishes remarkable saddle horses. 



The coach horse breeds, bred for trotting, only occas- 

 ionally transmit to their descendants the balance and gaits 

 of the saddle horse. Many of them are found, however, in 

 the cavalry remount. 



The nature of the product of the horse breeders bears 

 largely, therefore, on the ease or difficulty of training. 

 With horses bred for the saddle, education is a quick and 

 easy matter. It can be almost entirely obtained by a well- 

 ordered course while putting the horse in condition. 



The natural balance of the horse makes him manage- 

 able; there is no pain, so no resistance, and the simple 

 execution of the ordinary movements suffices to make him 

 obey the aids, at the same time strengthening him. 



On the other hand, with horses lacking the necessary 

 aptitude training presents more difficulty. It consists in 

 seeking, finding, and demanding such a position as will lead 

 to better balance and which will best favor impulsion, 

 obtaining a better partition of the natural forces, overcom- 

 ing physical defects, in some creating by habit a second 

 nature capable of a greater return. 



