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riot entirely removed, -when these schools are tarrght first without the 

 -weight of the rider; the lessons of shoulder in, contra shoulder in, travers 

 and renvers, which tend to increase the flexibility in the neck, ribs and 

 haunches of the horse, make the same more obedient to aids of limb and 

 spur, and develope the freedom of action in shoulder and haunches, are 1 

 facilitated enormously. 



In these lateral gaits particularly, the distribution of the rider's 

 -weight plays a most important part, being of great assistance in 

 making the horse understand the lesson and a mistake therein or the 

 ttnsteadiness of the seat, at the time, when the horse is about to elevate 

 a limb for a stride f orward and side-wise, will have the setting down of 

 that foot for an immediate consequence, often in the -wrong place, re- 

 sulting in interfering or injured coronaries. 



The training of the horse at hand begins by placing the horse in the 

 centre of the ring, straight, and on all four limbs ; bitted, with a simple 

 snaffle, the saddle is usually put on as if for the purpose of riding. 



The trainer carries a training whip, of about four" arid one half td 

 five feet in length. 



The trainer stands next to the left shoulder of the horse, holding iri 

 his left hand the left rein about three or four inches from the mouth- 

 piece, and the right rein is passed over the horses neck jxtst before the 

 -withers, and is held by the right hand which also carries the whip, 

 about before the middle of the left saddle puff. 



"With the left hand the horse's head is gradually erected, until the 

 neck aLSSttmes a position as elevated, as its build will permit. 



FLEXION OF HEAD AND' NE0K. 



