100 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



the saddle, and far from the body ;* the 

 force it transmits to the horse ought to be 

 continued until he yields by elevating his 

 head. As horses of this kind have gene- 

 rally little action, we must take care to 

 avoid letting the hand produce an effect 

 from the front to the rear, in which case it 

 would take away from the impulse neces- 

 sary for movement. The pace, commencing 

 with the walk, must be kept up at the same 

 rate, while the hand is producing an elevat- 

 ing effect upon the neck. This precept is 

 applicable to all the changes of position that 

 the hand makes in the head and neck ; but 

 is particularly essential in the case of a 

 horse disposed to depress his neck. 



* This position of the hand at a distance from the 

 saddle and the body will be criticized ; but let the rider 

 be reassured ; eight or ten lessons will suffice to make the 

 horse change the position of his head, and allow the hand 

 to resume its normal position, 



