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would be insufficient without the play of 

 the jaw. 



Q. In the direct flexion of the jaw, ought 

 we to give a tension to the curb-reins and 

 those of the snaffle at the same time .' 



A. No, we must use the snaffle first (the 

 hand being placed as indicated in Plate No. 

 3), until the head and neck are lowered ; 

 afterwards the pressure of the bit, in time 

 with the snaffle, will promptly make the 

 jaws open. 



Q. Ought we often to repeat this exer- 

 cise? 



A, It should be continued, until the jaws 

 separate by a light pressure of the bit or 

 the snaffle. 



Q. Why is the stiffness of the neck so 

 powerful an obstacle to the education of the 

 horse ? 



A. Because it absorbs, to its profit, the 



