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horse to teach him to bend at the 

 appHcation of the curb. At each 

 corner of the riding- school these appli- 

 cations of the aids will be practised, 

 and upon the straight lines the curb- 

 bit will call upon the horse to yield 

 his jaw and head, the tension upon 

 that bit ceasing the moment the horse 

 obeys the demand. 



After a few turns about the school 

 to the right, the reins will be changed, 

 the left hand holding those of the 

 snaffle above the curb -reins now in the 

 right hand, and the horse will be 

 walked the reversed way. 



In the straight lines the horse will be 



kept collected between the hand and legs, 



and as he learns to yield to the bit and 



answer to the heel, he will become light. 



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