84 MODERN HORSEMANSHIP. 



controlled forces of the two extremities may be 

 brought to a point of union and balance under the 

 rider. 



To make the horse elevate the head, the rider 

 will separate the snaffle reins, and draw them until 

 he has a light feeling upon the mouth : he will then 

 raise the hands so that he can take light upward 

 pulls upon the reins, and bring the head of the 

 horse as high as possible, the face parallel with the 

 ground. 



From this exercise he should bring the head of 

 the horse into position, by gradually dropping the 

 hands and carrying them towards his body in such 

 a manner that there are light vibratory tensions upon 

 the reins. When the horse curves the crest, and 

 brings the face about vertical to the ground, the 

 under jaw being pliant and the head not too low, 

 the rider should release the tensions upon the reins 

 and reward the horse. This elevating the head, 

 and bringing it into position, cannot be too often 

 practised, and it is especially necessary with horses 

 that are low in the forehand. 



To make the Jiorse loiver the head, the rider will 

 draw the reins until he has a light feeling upon 

 the mouth. The hands should then be held low, 

 and a steady tension be taken upon the reins : the 

 moment the horse depresses its head, the hands 



