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by closing the inward leg, and by a pressure of both 



legs, I collect and press him up to the hand, but I 



never allow him to hurry. 



25. — And now how do you pull up a horse when at 



full speed ? 



Ans. — By closing both legs and feeling both reins. 



26.— Do you mean to say that you pull a horse when 

 at speed by the use of your legs ? 



Ans — -Yes, the horse is so accustomed to bring his 

 haunches under him at the pressure of the rider's legs, 

 that he does so when at speed also, and I seize that 

 moment to keep him there by throwing myself back, 

 feeling both reins at the same time. 



27. — If you did not use your legs what would 

 happen ? 



Ans — If I did not use my legs, but merely pulled at 

 the bridle, the horse would put his head up or down, 

 and though I should by strength of arm pull him up 

 in time, it would be entirely on his forehand, his nose 

 stuck out, his hind quarters up, his loins arched, and 

 I should be thrown up and down in the saddle in a very 

 helpless way, and thus quite unfit to act on an 

 emergency, as the horse would be under no control. 



