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"in urging the colt to walk, the rider should bear 

 slightly on the mouth with both hands, at the same 

 time that the pressure is made with both legs. Avoid 

 upon every occasion to allow him to amble, or break 

 from a walk into a trot. If he starts, or shies at ob- 

 jects, caress him and take instant measures gently to 

 quiet his alarm." **" The first point to gain is to get 

 the young horse to go forward and to go willingly, 

 after which you can proceed to bend the horse's head 

 first to the one hand, and then to the other. The 

 rider should not play with the snaffle rein, but merely 

 draw it gently to the side he wishes to bend the hors- 

 es' head to, (of course always having a feeling with 

 the outward rein ;) and if the horse follows the indica- 

 tions of the rein only a few inches, his head should 

 be brought straight again with the outward rein ; 

 this should be done first at a halt, and then at a walk. 



To teach the horse to follow the indication of the 

 rein, you should ; when given on the inward rein, 

 draw the horse gently towards you with the caves- 

 son, and ease off the line, when the indication is giv- 

 en on the outward rein ; thus the rider can be assist- 

 ed by a judicious use of the cavesson, in making the 

 horse ' change/ and ' pirouette/ &c. so soon as the 

 horse is teachable, the assistant and the cavesson, 

 should be dispensed with.'" " Begin to collect the 

 horse both at a walk and at a trot, raise the horse's 

 forehand, by keeping the snaffle in constant play, and 

 do not allow the horse to lean upon your hand ; prac- 

 tice the horse in changing from hand to hand, and in 

 circles first large, and then in smaller ones ; feel the 



* Training of Cavalry Remount Horses by Captain Nolan. 



