258 Modern Riding and Horse Education 



he should do very little of it, and that only in the 

 second stage of the horse's education. 



Baucher worked at direct flexion with the horse 

 stationary at first and then reining back; Fillis in- 

 sisted that the horse should move forward during 

 the whole of every lesson. His methods, which are 

 more complicated than Baucher's, require some ex- 

 planation. Both reins of the snaffle are held in the 

 right hand under the horse's chin, and a whip is 

 held in the left hand. The horse's head is pushed 

 upwards and forwards as he moves on, the whip 

 being used when necessary. The exercise must at 

 first be carried out at the side of a school or wall, 

 or the animal will not be under control. When the 

 horse walks freely in this manner, the snaffle reins 

 are held in front and close to the nose in the left 

 hand, and the curb reins behind the chin on the right. 

 The horse is then pulled forward by the left hand 

 and his nose kept in by the right, an assistant using 

 the whip when necessary in rear. This exercise, 

 which Baucher carried out with the horse station- 

 ary, is intended to supple the lower jaw as well as 

 the neck. 



The object of lateral flexion is to train the horse 



