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GETTING INTO PLACE. 



for holding the reins in riding the trained 

 horses, but I prefer the following 

 method : — 



In the left hand : the curb-reins 

 divided by the little finger ; the snaffle- 

 reins divided by the middle finger ; the 

 ends of both sets carried up through the 

 hand and secured by the thumb, which 

 should be uppermost and pointed to the 

 ears of the horse. By bending the wrist 

 to the right so that the knuckles come 

 uppermost, the head of the horse will be 

 carried to the right, and the change made 

 in that direction. By bending the wrist 

 to the left, so that the finger-nails come 

 uppermost, the horse will be turned to 

 the left. There should never be tension 

 upon the two bits at the same time. The 

 horse should be ridden upon the curb; 



