94 MODERN HORSEMANSHIP. 



CHAPTER VII.— RIDING IN THE SNAFFLE. 



THE WALK— THE TROT. 



The horse must now in action be practised in 

 the exercises that have been given him at the 

 hah, as the standing lessons are simply to prepare 

 the animal for movements. 



The snaffle should still be the bit employed ; for, 

 although the snaffle requires great skill to be used 

 with the best effect in uniting the horse, the practice 

 with it is of great advantage to both horse and 

 rider. With the snaffle the rider can learn how to 

 use hand and heels together without harassing the 

 horse so much as he would be sure to do with the 

 curb bit, and with the lighter bit there will be no 

 danger of cramping and confining the action of the 

 horse. 



Even though we should admit that a horse might 

 carry an inert burthen without destroying a natur- 

 ally balanced carriage, the hand and heels of an 

 inexpert rider would impair the harmony of its 

 actions, and the faulty movements of an ill-formed 



