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Q. Is it the rider that determines his 

 horse ? 



A. No. The rider gives action and posi- 

 tion, which are the language ; the horse 

 answers this demand, by such a change of 

 pace or direction as the rider intended. 



Q. Is it to the rider or to the horse that 

 we ought to impute the fault of bad execu- 

 tion ? 



A. To the rider, and always to the rider. 

 As it depends upon him to supple and place 

 the horse in the way of the movement ; and 

 as, with these two conditions faithfully 

 fulfilled, everything becomes regular, it is 

 therefore to the rider that the merit or blame 

 should belong. 



Q. What kind of bit is suitable for a 

 horse ? 



A. An easy bit. 



Q. Why is an easy bit necessary for all 

 horses, whatever may be their resistance ? 



