66 Horse Training by Modern Me^thods. 



front always follows the last step. If difficulty is at any 

 time encountered in moving the horse forward after the 

 backward movement, backing should cease as an exercise 

 until the horse is sent up into the bit again. 



If the horse sets himself, move him forward a step 

 or two, and as he is moving exert the aids for the back- 

 ward movement until he obeys. Moving a horse's 

 haunches laterally will help to prevent a horse from set- 

 ting himself and refusing to back. 



This exercise should not be repeated often in a sin- 

 gle day. ' , 



