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there is a crupper attached, and a cavesson on his 

 head, the noseband of which should be three inches 

 above the nostrils, and not fastened too tightly, is 

 led into the school, (which it is desirable should be 

 an enclosed space ; as the colt will work kindlier, 

 when enclosed by walls, than in an open space, where 

 he would be striving to enlarge his ground, or disen- 

 gage himself;) care should be taken to see that the 

 crupper is properly fitted, and that the hair of the tail 

 be not doubled up, or entangled with it, and that the 

 reins are of a proper length : the colt's head should 

 not be confined too much, nor drawn down too tightly ; 

 the inward reins in longeing, should be a few inches 

 shorter than the outward reins ; so as to allow the 

 rider of the horse, if mounted, to see his inward nostril. 



A skilful person, will, single-handed, longe a horse 

 in many figures ; and by heading with a whip, change 

 him without stopping, and longe him in a figure of 

 8'; a horse should only be longed at a walk, till he 

 circles without force. At first you will require an 

 Assistant, who should, lead the horse round the ring, 

 while you keep in line with his forehand ; if you get 

 before it, it will tend to check the pace, and if you get 

 behind the shoulder, it will excite the horse to increase 

 the pace, and cause him unnecessary alarm ; when the 

 horse has become accustomed to the place, the Assist- 

 ant had better be dispensed with, as the fewer there 

 are about a horse, the better. 



In longeing to the left, the whip should be carried 

 in the right hand ; and in longeing to the right, it 

 should be carried in the left hand the arm extend- 

 ed, the lash trailing on the ground ; so that the whip 

 may be readily thrown towards the hind quarter of 



