92 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



the horse's head into a perpendicular posi- 

 tion. 



Direct flexions of the head and nech, or 

 ramener.^' — 1. The rider will first use the 

 snaffle-reins, which he will hold together in 

 the left hand, as he would the curb-reins. 

 He will rest the outer edge of the right 

 hand (see Plate XI.) upon the reins in front 

 of the left hand, in order to increase the 

 power of the right hand; after which he will 

 gradually bear on the snaffle-bit. As soon 

 as the horse yields, it would suffice to raise 

 the right hand, in order to diminish the 

 tension of the reins, and reward the ani- 

 mal. As the hand must only present a force 

 proportioned to the resistance of the neck, 

 it will only be necessary to hold the legs 

 rather close to prevent backing. When the 



* Ramener means to place the horse's head in a per- 

 pendicular position. — Translator. 



