328 ON BRlt)LING 



The opposition made for stopping is gTadiial, increa- 

 sing, ending in an absolute opposition. 



Tlie elastic opposition made to keep the horse 

 in leaning tends to make him continue his motion 

 and not to make him stop, because it keeps the 

 body of the horse in a constant position of motion 

 and he must cliange this position for stopping. The 

 horse kept in leaning tends to increase it and to 

 weigh on the hand. It should not last long and 

 ought to cease before the horse weighs on the hands. 



The martingale is of great advantage for con- 

 trolling the oppositions of head and neck, as it 

 gives a j)oint of support, a fulcrum, to the actions 

 of the hands on both reins and is a safeguard in 

 riding an unknown horse and any liorse. An en- 

 glish author (I think Berenger) ascribes this useful 

 invention to Evangelista Corte, uncle to Olaudio. 

 The use of tlie hands has been minutely explained 

 in the Functions of the hands in ridinq. 



The general method of instruction is to ride 

 the colt directly and to teach him to lean directly 

 on the snaffle from the beginning. This has the 

 advantage that it will be possible to ride him in 



