182 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



Of leading the ditch and the har.— 

 Although the combinations of equestrian 

 science alone cannot give to every horse the 

 energy and vigor necessary to clear a ditch 

 or a bar, there are, nevertheless, principles 

 by the aid of which we will succeed in 

 partly supplying the deficiencies in the na- 

 tural formation of the animal. By giving a 

 good direction to the forces, we will facilitate 

 the rise and freedom of the bound. I do 

 not pretend by this to say, that a horse of 

 ordinary capabilities will attain the same 

 height and elegance in this movement as 

 one that is well constituted, but he will, at 

 least, be able to display in it all the re- 

 sources of his organization to more purpose. 



The great thing is to bring the horse to 

 attempt this performance with good will. 

 If all the processes prescribed by me for 

 mastering the instinctive forces of the ani- 

 mal, and putting him under the influence of 



