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driven several times and is going smoothly, he should 

 be taught to back the rig. To do this, repeat the 

 lesson on backing (p. 67) before hitching. Some 

 prefer to take a position in front (Fig. 18). This 

 has the advantage that should the horse refuse 



Fig. 18. — Teaching to back with the lines. 



to obey the command and the lines, you can assist 

 him (as in Fig. 19) by applying pressure on the 

 chest with the ends of the fingers when, according 

 to the natural impulse, he will step backward. While 

 working in this position, the driver applies the 

 pressure with the right hand, pulls the lines with the 

 left, and gives the command ^^back" at the same 

 time. After the horse learns to back with the 



