76 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



cond. The first natural movement of the 

 horse will be to withdraw from the direction 

 in which the pain comes, by backing away 

 from it. The rider will follow this back- 

 ward movement, without discontinuing the 

 firm tension of the reins, or the little taps 

 with the whip on the breast, applying them 

 all the time with the same degree of inten- 

 sity. The rider should be perfectly self- 

 possessed, that there may be no indication 

 of anger or weakness in his motions or looks. 

 Becoming tired of this constraint, the horse 

 will soon seek to avoid the infliction by an- 

 other movement, and by coming forward he 

 will arrive at it ; the rider will seize this se- 

 cond instinctive movement to stop and caress 

 the animal with his hand and voice. The re- 

 petition of this exercise will give the most 

 surprising results, even in the first lesson. 

 The horse, having discovered and under- 

 stood the means by which he can avoid the 



