RIDING AND TRAINING. 67 



trainer the kind of exercises best suited to it ; but 

 when the rider mounts a horse he will at once know 

 what is necessary to bring the forces into equi- 

 librium. If the horse hangs upon the hand, or is 

 heavy in front, the head should be elevated and the 

 forces of the forehand carried back. If the action 

 of the hind-quarters be languid, the forehand should 

 be lowered and the forces of the croup stimulated 

 and carried forward. 



But when the face is vertical, the neck rounded, 

 the lower jaw pliant and yielding, and the horse 

 seems to grow, while the action is light, regular, and 

 even, the rider will know that the forces are col- 

 lected and in the best possible position. 



