86 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



put him in a condition to respond to the 

 means previously indicated. If the horse 

 responded to the first flexions represented 

 by Plate IV., it would be unnecessary to 

 make use of this one. (Plate Y.) 



We can act directly on the jaw so as to 

 render it prompt in moving. To do this, 

 we take the left curb-rein about six inches 

 from the horse's mouth, and draw it straight 

 towards the left shoulder ; at the same time 

 draw the left rein of the snaffle forward, in 

 such a way that the wrists of the person 

 holding the two reins shall be opposite and 

 on a level with each other. The two op- 

 posed forces will soon cause a separation of 

 the jaws, and end all resistance. The force 

 ought always to be proportioned to that of 

 the horse, whether in his resistance, or in 

 his lightness. Thus, by means of this di- 

 rect force, a few lessons will be sufficient to 

 give a pliability to the part in question which 



