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to right and left, which will also enable him to clear 

 dangerous corrers; one of these, indeed, if well taken, 

 may possibly afford him an opportunity of gaining the 

 mastery ; in fact, it will be found that most runaways 

 are stopped after turning a corner. 



The especial management of the horse's head will, 

 of course, in all cases, depend on whether it is carried 

 too high or too low ; if the former, the object will be to 

 get it down; if the latter, to get it up. The presump. 

 tion being that the horse that runs away with its head 

 up has no special defect in the hind quarters or legs, 

 the rider may attack these more energetically, which 

 requires his own leg to be in the right place, and the 

 horse's head to be brought round somewhat to the 

 same side. Now, although a dead pull downwards 

 with both reins together will seldom bring the head 

 down, an intermittent pull on one rein will bring it to 

 one side, after which it will come down, the horse not 

 being then able to stiffen its neck at both sides. With 

 the horse that carries its head too low, the presumption 

 being to the contrary of what is stated above, the 

 rider must use his own legs more cautiously, and whilst 

 he endeavours to bend the horse's head to one side 

 with one rein, he will try to work it upivards with 

 the other. This, of course, must be done with the 

 bridoon if the horse be bitted, otherwise with the 

 snaffle-rein; indeed, it will be found that bringing the 

 bit and bridoon alternately into action is preferable 

 to using them simultaneously. It should be scarcely 

 necessary to add, that the rider's weight must be always 

 thrown somewhat into the stirrup at the side you wish 

 to turn the horse towards, which is difficult when the 

 stirrups are hung very far from the seat. 



