Driving the Horse 



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'^ unresponsive" mouths, and the elastic rein some- 

 times creates a '^boring" horse — one that thrusts 



P'iG. 9. — Running side-reins, useful in bitting the horse. 



his nose forward and drops his head at the same time 

 and often snatches the lines through the hands of the 

 driver. 



DRIVING THE HORSE WITH LINES 



As soon as the horse becomes familiar with the bit, 

 the side-reins may be substituted for lines and he 

 may be driven about the inclosure. It is important 



