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into his previous position. The frequent 

 repetition of this lowering of the hand, 

 after a complete placing of the horse's head 

 in a perpendicular position, will give him a 

 most exquisite mouth, and the rider a still 

 greater delicacy of touch. The means of 

 guiding emjDloyed by the latter will imme- 

 diately be answered by the horse, if his 

 forces have been previously disposed in a 

 perfectly harmonious state. 



The lowerings of the hand ought to be 

 practised first at a walk, then at a trot, 

 afterwards at a gallop. This semblance of 

 liberty gives such confidence to the horse 

 that he gives up without knowing it ; he 

 becomes our submissive slave, while suppos- 

 ing that he is preserving an entire inde- 

 pendence. 



Of gather ing the horse, or rassemhler. — The 

 preceding exercise will render easy to the 



