LATERAL FLEXIONS OF THE NECK. 



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ever the horse endeavors to escape the constraint of the right 

 rein, by bringing his croup around, he will be brought into 

 place again by slight pulls on the left rein. 



Figure 



When the head and neck have entirely yielded to the 

 right, the man will draw equally on both reins to place the head 

 perpendicularly. Suppleness and lightness will soon follow this 

 position, and as soon as the horse evinces, by champing the bit, 

 entire freedom from stiffness, the man will cease the tension of 

 the reins, being careful that the head shall not avail itself 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, the instructor will make him resume his former posi- 



