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hand, divided by the httle finger and 

 grasped by the thumb, while the snaffle 

 reins, divided by its width, are held 

 above them in the right hand, the 

 rider will move the horse upon the 

 outside path of the riding-school to go 

 around to the right. When the horse, 

 at a walk, arrives upon the path, the 

 left hand will, by a series of gentle 

 vibrations of the curb-reins, giving 

 an equal bearing on both sides of 

 the mouth, induce the horse to yield 

 his jaw and to carry his face 

 perpendicular to the plane of move- 

 ment. The height of the head, 

 which should depend upon the confor- 

 mation of the horse, must be regulated 

 by the snaffle-reins, as the curb-bit has 



a tendency to make the horse carry 



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