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doubt impressed on their minds by the thought of the 

 weary hours which are before them. The good effect of 

 hunting in curing pulHng may be often seen by the fact that 

 although the animal was in the early part of the day greatly 

 excited by the hounds and field ; he gets so much sobered 

 down in the afternoon, that when his head is turned home- 

 ward, he walks or trots along in more lively fashion than he 

 had previously adopted a few minutes before, when going 

 from one cover to another. To produce a salutary effect 

 on a puller by hunting, we should take him out as often as 

 possible (at least, three times a week), and should keep him 

 out as long as we can without unduly fatiguing him. 



A puller which puts too much weight on the forehand 

 should be taught to go in a collected manner (see page 238) ; 

 for when collected he will be unable to resist the control 

 of hand and leg. We should circle, turn and rein him 

 back by means of the long reins (see page 183) ; and 

 having got him obedient and "supple" to them, we may 

 put him through a large portion of the school work 

 described in Chapter IX., especially that which has refer- 

 ence to collection. Cantering the horse in circles of 

 gradually decreasing size will have a good effect in 

 breaking him of pulling, by teaching him to go collectedly. 



A horse whose defence in pulling is to lighten the fore- 

 hand will carry his head high in the air. After taking 

 the " nonsense " out of him in the manner already 

 described, we should endeavour to correct the defective 

 carriage of the head by circling the animal with the long 

 reins while using a standing martingale on the rings of 

 the snaffle, and while keeping the outward rein round the 



