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accomplished by keeping the bridle-hand well down 

 on the front of the saddle and pulling him steadily 

 up, or, if his mouth is unduly hard, it is preferable 

 to use both hands in the operation until the horse 

 become more accustomed to the work he is required 

 to do. After he has been drawn up gently in this 

 manner for a few days, the suddenness of stopping 

 him must be gradually increased until he can be 

 pulled up smartly by the bridle-hand alone. Special 

 care must always be taken, however, never to be 

 too much in a hurry, because if the horse has an 

 unusually delicate mouth, and violent pressure ap- 

 plied, he may easily be pulled back over on the top 

 of the rider ; and whilst it is dangerous to the rider, 

 the horse at the same time acquires a bad habit 

 which any trivial check in future may cause him 

 to repeat. The rider should always make much of 

 the horse when he accomplishes his work well, and 

 he will soon learn to stick his feet in the ground 

 and draw himself up on the prescribed eight feet 

 without a heavy pull at his mouth at all, simply by 

 an indication from the bridle-hand and catching 

 him well together with the legs to collect him. 



HE SHOULD BE TRAINED TO MOVE SQUARELY 

 ACROSS FROM EITHER SIDE. 



Another very essential branch of his training is 

 to teach him to move squarely across either to right 

 or left. In training him to pass to the right, the 

 rider should draw slightly on the near rein, bending 



