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Then a pressure is exercised upon the horse's mouth, in order to 

 bring- its head, or rather face line, in a perpendicular position to the 

 g-round, keeping the neck so high, as not to permit the nose to descend 

 below the line of the hip. 



This lesson tends to supple the joint which connects the first 

 vertebrae of the neck -with the head. 



To make the horse live and active in the mouth, and to induce the 

 same to yield early to the pressure of the bit, the left hand moves the 

 bit in the horse's mouth, in circular motion of about two inches in 

 radius, and by giving immediate and perfect freedom with the rein, at 

 each degree of obedience yielded by the horse, the latter will soon cease 

 to resist and seek of itself the position in which it finds the comfort of 

 meeting with a light hand. 



We then proceed by flexing the next joint between the first and 

 second vertebrae of the neck ; by giving increased tension to the right 

 rein and taking care to maintain the vertical position of the head, we 

 obtain the lateral position of the same to the right. 



INCORRECT. CORRECT. 



POSITION OF HEAD TO THF BIGHT. 



Thus we continue, carefully avoiding all contortion, to flex the en- 

 tire neck of the horse until his face stands opposite the puff of the 

 saddle. 



The same proceeding is to be followed, flexing the horse to the left. 



Due consideration must be given to natuial obstacles, such as short* 

 thick, or misconstructed necks of all kinds, and no amount of patience 

 must be spared in overcoming each hindrance by degrees. 



Force, would lead to making the lesson painful to the horse, under- 

 mine the understanding between trainer and horse and excite resistance 

 on the part of the latter. 



After the erect position of the neck has been confirmed, and complete 

 pliability established, we may consider ourselves in control of those 

 parts, and can now go on with the securing of the obedience of the hind- 

 hand of the horse., to limb and spur. 



