84 Of the Hand. 



pends on the relative situation of the hand, and 

 position of the horse. 



The raising of the rider's hand increases her 

 power ; and this, raising the horse's head, dimin- 

 ishes its power. 



If a garter were placed across the pupil's fore- 

 head, and a person behind her held the two ends 

 in a horizontal direction, if the pupil stood quite 

 upright, she could not pull at the person's hand, 

 nor endure the person's hand to pull at her, with- 

 out falling or running backwards. This is the 

 situation of a horse when united. 



Accordingly when the pupil felt the hand severe, 

 or expected it to pull, she would guard against it, 

 by bending the body, projecting the head, and 

 planting one foot behind. This is the situation of 

 the horse when disunited, or defending himself 

 against the heaviness of the hand. 



Hence a heavy insensible hand cannot unite a 

 horse, because the horse cannot bear its severity 

 when united. And hence heavy hands make hard 

 mouthed horses. 



If then the appui be heavy from the head being 

 carried too low, and the horse not sufficiently 

 united, raise the hand, and let the fingers, by 

 moving, rather invite than compel the head to rise ; 

 the left leg on one side and the whip gently laid 



