250 BAUCHER S METHOD. 



the saddle, holding both reins of the snaffle in his hands in 

 such a manner as to barely feel the bit. He should then 

 draw lightly on the rein of the side toward which he de- 

 sires the horse to turn his head, increasing the force as the 

 horse increases his resistance, and always in such a man- 

 ner as to control him. The horse will soon tire of strug- 

 gling against the bit, the continued pressure of which 

 causes an increasing pain, and he will sooner or later incline 

 his head toward the side. As soon as the head is drawn 

 well round to the side, the rein of the opposite side must 

 be drawn upon as well as the other, so as to place the 

 head in a perpendicular position. It is very important 

 that this perpendicular position should always be attained, 

 as the suppling can never be perfect without it. If while 

 the head is being drawn to one side, the horse try to 

 avoid the pressure of the bit by turning his body round, 

 the opposite snafi&e-rein may be used to prevent him from 

 doing so. 



Direct Flexion of the Head and Keck, or Kame- 

 NER.^ — The trainer being in the saddle, he will take both 

 of the snaffle-reins in his left hand (see fig. 22). He will 

 then place the edge of his right hand on the reins, so as 

 to give greater force to the tension of the left hand, and 

 by a steady p.ressure he will draw upon the reins until the 

 horse yields and drops his head toward his breast (fig. 23). 

 As soon as he shows, by champing the bit, that he main- 

 tains this position without aid from the hand of the trainer, 

 it will be sufficient to raise the right hand to reward him. 

 If the horse try to back away from the bit, a slight press- 

 ure of the legs will suffice to keep him in his position. 

 When he will yield to the action of the snaffle, he will do 

 so much more readily to that of the curb-bit. The curb 



'^- By Ramener is meaut the placing the head in a perpendicular posi- 

 tion. 



