88 HORSEMANSHIP. 



is brought to a momentary halt, and the feeling upon 

 the right side of the horse's mouth is continued until 

 the turn be completed. In making the whole of the 

 above movements the lady may accompany them by the 

 pressure of the left leg or the application of the heel or 

 spur, but in many cases she is incapable of collecting 

 the horse and of preventing the near hind-quarter 

 from being thrown too much outwards, unless the whip 

 be used upon the left flank or near hind-quarter ; and 

 this can only be efiected by the whip-hand passing 

 behind the waist of the rider. 



In inclining to the left, and in turning to the left, feel 

 the left side of the horse's mouth by turning up the little 

 finger towards the right shoulder. At the same time 

 use the whip on the right flank to collect the horse and 

 to prevent him from throwing his hind quarters too 

 much outwards, or to the right. To turn to the left- 

 about, the horse is brought to a momentary halt, and 

 the extra bearing upon tlie left rein is continued until 

 the turn be completed. In making these turns to the 

 right and left, and to the right and left about, the lady 

 must be ever careful that the increased bearing upon 

 one side of the horse's mouth does not dispense with a 

 proper feeling upon the other side also ; otherwise the 



