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gentle vibrations, induce him to yield 

 the jaw and carry his head in the per- 

 pendicular position ; at the same time 

 he will tap the horse upon the rump with 

 the whip, held in the right hand, until 

 the hind-legs are carried under the body, 

 and the horse is brought into equili- 

 brium. 



The taps of the whip will then be 

 transferred to the left flank until the 

 horse carries his croup over one step to 

 the right. The fore-hand will be kept 

 in place by the reins, and although the 

 fore-legs have not been raised from the 

 ground, the oflf fore-foot will, in the new 

 position, be shghtly in rear of the line 

 it should occupy. A tap of the whip 

 upon the under side of the right fore- 

 arm will bring that leg up to its place, 



