52 HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



inches longer than the other, it is impossible to bring the 

 thumbs together without slackening the longest rein— at the 

 moment you wish it tightened — four or five inches. I need 

 not dilate on the effect of this in riding such a horse as I 

 have supposed. 



When the reins are crossed in the right hand, on the tips 

 of the fingers, to pull the right rein, feel the tip of the fourth 

 finger towards your right shoulder : do the same if the horse 

 shies to the left. To pull the left rein, feel the tip of the first 

 finger towards your left shoulder : the same if he shies to the 

 right. When the reins are crossed in the full grasp of the 

 right hand, to pull the right rein, feel the middle joint of 

 the fourth finger towards your right shoulder : the same if he 

 shies to the left. To pull the left rein, feel the middle joint of 

 the first finger towards your left shoulder : do the same if he 

 shies to the right. When the reins are crossed in the left hand, 

 on the tips of the fingers, to pull the right rein, feel the tip 

 of the first finger towards your right shoulder : do the same 



