88 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



2. When the head and neck have entirely 

 yielded to the right, the man will draw 

 equally on both reins to place the head per- 

 pendicularly. Suppleness and lightness will 

 soon follow this position, and as soon as 

 the horse evinces, by champing the bit, en- 

 tire freedom from stiffness, the man will 

 cease the tension of the reins, being careful 

 that the head does not take advantage of 

 this moment of freedom to displace itself 

 suddenly. In this case, it will be sufficient 

 to restrain it by a slight support of the right 

 rein. After having kept the horse in this 

 position for some seconds, he will make him 

 resume his former position by drawing on 

 the left rein. It is most important that the 

 animal in all his movements should do no- 

 thing of his own accord. (Plate VIII.) 



The flexion of the neck to the left is exe- 

 cuted after the same principles, but by in- 

 verse means. The man can repeat with 



