THE PRIMER. 



CHAPTER IV.— RIDING IN THE CURB BIT. 



THE INDIRECT INDICATIONS OF THE KEINS-THE WALK 



— THE TROT— IN HAND— UNITING THE HORSE— 



THE GALLOP. 



When the rider has acquired a fairly strong seat, 

 and has learned something of the manner in which 

 the hands and heels work in unison in directino- 

 the movements of the horse, he may begin to ride 

 with the double bridle, so that he may know the 

 uses of the curb bit as well as of the snaffle. A 

 well-trained horse should be habitually ridden with 

 the curb reins, the snaffle reins being employed 

 from time to time to correct any faults that may — 

 and often do — follow the constant use of the curb 

 bit. In the snaffle, as we have seen, the horse Is 

 turned or guided by the direct rein ; that is, in 

 turning to the right the right rein is drawn, in 

 turning to the left the left rein Is drawn ; but the 

 curb reins are held In one hand, and are divided by 

 a little finger, so that any very great direct pull 

 upon a single rein is impossible without the inter- 

 vention of the other hand. To turn the horse in the 



