38 SPURS. 



but only, as prescribed, when the touch of the 

 leg is not obeyed sufficiently; therefore use 

 spurs only on extreme occasions. 



The rider must always bear in mind, that 

 every movement of the bridle, and of his legs, 

 is felt and responded to, by the sensitiveness 

 of the horse, so that when the rider errs, the 

 horse goes wrong, therefore the bridle-hand 

 and the legs must act in conjunction " Hand 

 and legs together" regularly and scientifi- 

 cally ; namely, when the horse is to go straight 

 forward walk, trot, or gallop close both legs 

 on him, so that he may be equally touched on 

 each side, and slacken the reins to give him 

 the power and liberty of moving. To turn to 

 the right, turn the horse's head with the 

 bridle to the right, and at the same instant 

 close the right leg against him to turn his 

 croup round to the left. To tun\ to the left, 

 turn the horse's head to the left with the 

 bridle, and with the left leg turn round his 

 croup to the right thus making both ends of 

 the horse turn with facility in aid of each 

 other; then, when the horse is again to go 



