CHAPTER III. 



SUPPLING THE CROUP. 



To bring the horse under the control 

 of the rider It is necessary that the forces 

 of the croup should answer to the applica- 

 tion of the legs as readily as the forehand 

 yields to the demands of the bit. 



The trainer, standing at the near 



shoulder of the horse, will, in his left 



hand, grasp the reins of the curb close to 



the branches of the bit, and, by drawing 



them towards the animal's chest in gentle 



vibrations, induce him to yield the jaw and 



carry his head in the perpendicular posi- 

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