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would be insufficient without the play of 

 the jaw. 



Q. In the direct flexion of the jaw, ought 

 we to give a tension to the curb-reins and 

 those of the snaffle at the same time . ; 



A. No, we must use the snaffle first (the 

 hand being placed as indicated in Plate No. 

 3), until the head and neck are lowered ; 

 afterwards the pressure of the bit, in time 

 with the snaffle, will promptly make the 

 jaws open. 



Q. Ought we often to repeat this exer- 

 cise? 



A. It should be continued, until the jaws 

 separate by a light pressure of the bit or 

 the snaffle. 



Q. Why is the stiffness of the neck so 

 powerful an obstacle to the education of the 

 horse ? 



A. Because it absorbs, to its profit, the 



