210 MODERN FARRIEll. 



vice versa ; but the head is always bent and turned 

 differently : in the epaule en dedans, the horse looks 

 the contrary way to that which he goes ; in this, he 

 looks the way he is going. 



In the beginning, very little bend must be re- 

 quired ; too much at once would astonish the horse, 

 and make him defend himself: it is to be aug- 

 mented by degrees. If the horse absolutely refuses 

 to obey, it is a sign that either he or his rider has 

 iiot been prepared by previous lessons. It may 

 happen that weakness, or a hurt in some part of the 

 body, or sometimes temper, though seldom, may be 

 the cause of the horse's defending himself : it is the 

 rider's business to find out from whence the obstacle 

 arises ; and if he finds it to be from the first men- 

 tioned cause, the previous lessons must be resumed 

 again for some time ; if from the second, proper re- 

 medies must be applied ; and if from tlie last cause, 

 when all fair means that can be tried have failed, 

 proper corrections with coolness and judgment must 

 be used. 



In practising this lesson to the right, bend the 

 horse to the right with the right rein ; helping the 

 left leg over the right (at the time when the right 

 leg is just come to the ground), with the left rein 

 crossed towards the right, and keeping the right 

 shoulder back with the right rein towards your 

 bod}^, in order to faciHtate the left leg's crossing 

 over the right ; so likewise vice versa to the left, 

 each rein helping the other by their properly mixed 

 effects. In working to the right, the rider's left leg 

 helps the hinder parts on to the right, and his right 

 leg stops them if they get too forwards ; and so vice 

 versa to the left : but neither ought to be used, till 

 the hand being employed in a proper manner has 

 failed, or finds that a greater force is necessary to 

 bring about what is required than it can effect alone : 

 for the legs should not only be corresponding with, 

 but also subservient to, the hand; and all unnecessary 



