HORSEMANSHIP. 23 



when it is wished to bring down the nose of 

 the horse. 



Horses that have long, slender, and very 

 supple necks ; those that have that part of 

 the body, from the head to the shoulders, high, 

 the throat rigid, the muscles of this part very 

 thick, and the nether jaw compact, are liable 

 to resist the bit in two different ways, which 

 renders its action of no effect ; first, they 

 make their necks like that of the swan, throw 

 down their heads, and rest the branches 

 against the breast ; and the second way is, 

 they carry their heads forwards without bend- 

 ing the front, and rest against the throat, 

 which at the same time relaxes the curb. 

 Horses that resist the bit on the breast, should 

 have a very mild mouth-piece, or even a sim- 

 ple snaffle, and the others should have very 

 strong branches. 



Too strong a pressure on the bit, is some- 

 times sufficient to make a horse resist the bit, 

 in such a case it is only necessary to destroy 

 the cause, in order to remove the effect. 



Of the manner of bridling and unbridling. 

 You must place yourself on the near, or 



