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CHAPTER v.— IN THE SNAFFLE. 

 SUPPLING THE FOREHAND. 



The objects we shall have in view in the exercises 

 described in this and in the following chapters 

 are : — 



\st. To make the horse habitually carry the head 

 in the position that will give the rider the greatest 

 control over the mouth ; that is, with the face about 

 vertical to the plane upon which the horse moves. 



2d. To teach the horse to elevate or to depress 

 the head, so that the rider may control the forces of 

 the forehand in collecting the horse. 



3</. To cultivate the instinctive obedience of the 

 animal, so that the horse will yield to the slightest 

 touches of the bit. 



\th. To supple the forehand throughout, so that 

 the head, neck, and shoulders may be under the 

 immediate control of the rider. 



5//A To supple the back and the hind-quarters, 

 and to make those parts obedient to the indications 

 of the heels, so that the hand operating upon the 

 forehand, and the heels upon the hind-quarters, the 



