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all by tlie besetting sin of side-feeling — of turning the 

 horse on the wrong rein. The consequence is, that 

 they can ride nothing which has not been trained to 

 answer wrong indications." 



But the Colonel, instead of instructing us simply to 

 reverse the bearing, developes a peculiar system of 

 handling the reins by the tips of the fingers, — a system 

 which has not become popular. 



The rider must be ever cautious, when he makes any 

 increased bearing or pressure with one hand or leg, 

 that he does not cease to have a proper feeling upon 

 the horse with the other hand and leg also ; otherwise 

 the bridle will have an imperfect bearing upon the 

 horse's mouth, and the want of due pressure with the 

 legs will tend to render the horse uncollected in his 

 action ; the snaffle also will get awry in the mouth. 



When the horse is sufficiently inclined to the right, 

 the pressures are then equalised in order to compel him 

 to move straight forwards. To incline the horse to the 

 left, increase the bearing upon the mouth with the left 

 rein, and also the pressure with the right leg. The 

 bearing upon the left rein is made by turning up the 

 little finger towards the right shoulder. The pres- 

 sure of the right leg is increased to prevent the horse 



