TO BACK. 



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To teach the horse how to back, he 

 should be brought, saddled and bridled, 

 upon the training ground. The trainer 

 will then, by means of the left hand acting 

 upon the reins beneath the chin, and the 

 taps of the whip upon the croup, bring 

 him into equilibrium. Then, by continu- 

 ing the taps of the whip upon his croup, 

 the horse will be made to raise one of his 

 hind-legs, but before the mass gets a for- 

 ward impulse the hand will carry the horse 

 back one step, and before he loses his 

 lightness he will be made to advance a 

 few steps. 



In the next lesson he may be made to 

 take two or three steps to the rear, and to 

 advance several steps before the equili- 

 brium is destroyed. 



By short progressive lessons of a few 



