

5 o CONTROL OF HEAD AND NECK. 



too much of this, to him, new kind of work ; twice a day 

 will not hurt him, with an interval of some hours between 

 the lessons, say five or six at least. In a few days you will 

 find that instead of pushing his head out, as an unbroken 

 horse would, he yields most gracefully to the pressure of the 

 curb, and, in so doing, looks like another horse. You can 

 now mount him, and with steady seat, hands down, steady 

 pressure on the snaffle, get the same yield. Always mark 

 your approval by a few pats and giving the rein ; the mo- 

 ment he yields, that moment you give; thus much ob- 

 tained, dismount. He is now ready to receive a more 

 advanced lesson in flexion of his jaw and yielding to the 

 bit. Standing on the near (left) side of him, you take 

 the right curb rein in the right hand, six inches from bit, 

 snaffle reins in left hand. So oppose your hands : the right 

 on the curb, bearing back ; left, on snaffle, bearing forward 

 the opposite way, until the mouth is opened however 

 slightly ; then cease the pressure, to be resumed again when 

 same result is desired. Let the yield be ever so slight at first, 

 immediately let your pressure end, and caress the horse ; 

 again try it, and you will find little, if any, resistance. The 

 great point is to yield to him the moment he does the same to 

 you, whether it be to the hand, leg, or heel. To obtain a 

 flexion to the right, take right curb in hand six inches 

 from bit, and left rein in other hand close up to bit ; now 

 draw in your right hand and push out your left until his 

 head goes around sufficiently, then pat him; and by con- 

 verse application of the same method you will obtain the 

 left flexion. He will now very soon begin to let you know 

 that he has a pretty good idea of what you want by champ- 

 ing his bit when you draw the rein, and give; this is an 

 evidence that he is happy in his new acquirement and ap- 

 preciates his advancing education. You may now consider 

 him pretty well in hand, for this champing does not come 



