66 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



source in the contractions occasioned by 

 physical defects ; 



The only thing will be to seek out the 

 parts where these contractions operate, in 

 order to endeavor to oppose and destroy 

 them. 



Long and conscientious observations have 

 shown me that, whatever be the fault of 

 formation that prevents a just distribution 

 of forces in the horse, it is always in the 

 neck that the most immediate effect is felt. 

 There is no improper movement, no resist- 

 ance that is not preceded by the contraction 

 of this part of the animal ; and as the jaw 

 is intimately connected with the neck, the 

 stiffness of the one is instantly communi- 

 cated to the other. These two points are 

 the prop upon which the horse rests, in 

 order to annul all the rider's efforts. We 

 can easily conceive the immense obstacle 

 they must present to the impulsions of the 



