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INTRODUCTION. 



It will be enough for all practical purposes 

 of ordinary riding If the horse carries him- 

 self in equilibrium and obeys the indica- 

 tions of the hand and legs, and the rider 

 has a seat that permits him to make a 

 measured use of the aids under every cir- 

 cumstance of motion and action. But that 

 which remains to make a thorough horse- 

 man and a schooled horse Is so little, that 

 I have here given a method for those 

 movements of the inandge that have been 

 found most useful In giving the horse con- 

 trol of his powers and in making him 

 obedient to the will of his rider. 



There can be no objection to a rider 

 becoming skillful in the management of his 

 horse, or to the horse being rendered obe- 

 dient to his master's wishes. A perfectly 

 schooled horse Is a horse perfectly fitted 



