REACTIONS 



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not make reactions even when they are ill-treated, 

 limiting themselves to shosving lesser or greater 

 oppositions, but many others soon make powerful 

 reactions. To attempt to compel a horse to jump 

 over obstacles when he does not know how and 

 when he has not been mastered is the means most 

 adapted to teaching him not to jump, to refuse to 

 jump, and to perform reactions of all sorts. 



Remedy (igainftt reactions. 



Reactions are made by the horse which is not 

 in contidence, which is not in obedience, which in 

 going is out of hand (that is, keeps his l)ody low 

 on the forehand in a position mechanically suited 

 to make movements of liis own will), which is not 

 ready to move forward to the aids given him for 

 stimulating him to go. 



To the horse which has learned to make reac- 

 tions the real remedy is to teach him confidence 

 and obedience as by that he will become persua- 

 ded not to make reactions and to teach liim to go 

 in a good position and in union, and to be ready 



