TRAINING. 8 1 



If the horse be high and well developed in the 

 forehand, but weak and deficient in the hind- 

 quarters, it will be necessary to have the head 

 carried low enough to permit the forces of the 

 croup to be brought up to the point of balance 

 between them and the forces of the forehand, 

 or the forehand will dominate the croup, or the 

 forces of the croup will be languid, so that the 

 action in the latter part will be hampered and 

 constrained. 



If the hind-quarters be strong and high, and 

 the forehand low and heavy, or weak, the head 

 of the horse must be elevated sufficiently to carry 

 back the forces of the forehand, and the hind- 

 legs must be carried under the mass to lower 

 the croup, so that the forces of the extremities 

 may be in balance ; otherwise the croup will 

 overpower the forehand, and the action of the 

 latter will be dull and cramped. 



The form of the animal will suQforest to the 

 trainer the kind of exercises best suited to it ; 

 but when the rider mounts a horse he will at 

 once know what is necessary to bring the forces 

 into equilibrium. If the horse hangs upon the 

 hand, or is heavy in front, the head should be 

 elevated and the forces of the forehand carried 

 back. If the action of the hind-quarters be 



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