REARING. 



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the front (Fig. 6i), and with a strong effort places his fore 

 feet on the ground and raises his fore-hand, so as to sit 

 up hke a dog. With another effort he raises his hind- 

 quarters and stands on all four feet. 



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[J. Deltox, Pahis. 



Fig. 62. — Horse Rearing. 



Rearing. — When a horse prepares to rear, he will get 

 his hind feet well under him and will raise his head, so as 

 to " hghten " his fore-hand, which he will hft off the 

 ground by the straightening out of one or both fore legs, 

 and by the action of his " rearing muscles " (p. 67). He 

 will then keep his fore legs bent at the knees and his head 

 high (Fig. 62). In guarding against rearing, the rider 



