280 THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN, 



refuse, and succeed in making still another turn, 

 the tactics of his rider must he changed ; taking 

 care not to use her whip, she must turn him 

 around as before, and then rein him backward 

 in the direction she desires him to go ; she must 

 keep doing this until he conchides to move on- 

 ward. Should this course have to be continued 

 for some time, it will be advisable occasionally to 

 head him in the desired direction, in order to as-^ 

 certain whether he will go forward ; if he will 

 not, he must again be turned and backed. A 

 horse can readily be induced to move backward, 

 when he has determined not to go forward. 



During this contest with the horse, the rider 

 must be careful to retain her balance, to keep 

 her left knee directly under the third pommel, 

 and to incline her body quickly to the right as 

 her animal turns. She should likewise be watch- 

 ful of surrounding objects, in order to protect 

 herself and her horse from any dangerous posi- 

 tion in which he may be disposed to place him- 

 self. In case she is not a very expert horse- 

 woman, or has little confidence in her ability to 

 manage the horse, it will be better to have him 

 led a short distance, and then, if possible, she 

 should change the road to one he has not been 

 accustomed to travel ; this will divert him, and 

 cause him to forget his contumacy. 



