142 HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 



liim, or pull him forward intermittently with gra- 

 dual action and not by jerks, as required by the 

 teacher according as it is suited to teach that spe- 

 cial action. The two men must know of themselves 

 how and when the aids and punishments of the 

 lounge on the cavesson are to be applied. 



To teach a restless horse to allow himself to be 

 caressed, groomed and to give up his feet it would 

 be better to put him between two wooden pillars 

 or four. Putting the horse between four pillars 

 might also he useful in trying to show a horse 

 which was illtreated previously, that you do not 

 want to illtreat him. Between four pillars you can 

 caress him without being in danger of being hurt. 

 The two front pillars have a ring on the front 

 side for attaching the head through two lounges 

 at the two side-rings of the cavesson and the other 

 two pillars must be situated at the two sides of 

 the horse in front of the middle of his body so 

 that he cannot go across. 



Eor the teacher to be more sheltered six pil- 

 lars would be still better, the last two being in 

 front of the croup. 



