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horse obeys the action of the snaffle, he will 

 yield much more quickly to that of the curb, 

 the effect of which is so much more power- 

 ful. The curb, of course, needs more care 

 in the use of it than the snaffle. (Plate XL) 

 2. The horse will have completely yield- 

 ed to the action of the hand, when his head 

 is carried in a position perfectly perpendicu- 

 lar to the ground; from that time the con- 

 traction will cease, which the animal will 

 show, as in every other case, by champing 

 his bit. The rider must be careful not to 

 be deceived by the feints of the horse, feints 

 which consist in yielding one-fourth or one- 

 third of the way, and then hesitating. If, 

 for example, the nose of the horse having 

 to pass over a curve of ten degrees to at- 

 tain the perpendicular position (Plate XL), 

 should stop at the fourth or sixth and again 

 resist, the hand should follow the move- 

 ment, and then remain firm and immov- 



