GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



Action, loi. 



Backing, 121 ; at a trot. 122 ; 

 mounted lessons in, 124 ; at 

 a gallop, 154. 



Balance, 36 ; exercises for, 45. 



BARS, the bare gums of the 

 horse between the grinders 

 of the upper parts of the 

 jaws and the teeth of the 

 mouth proper. 



Bearing on the hand, 58. 



BIT, when used alone de- 

 notes the curb or lever bit. 



Bits, the, 27, 89; resistance to, 

 III ; in backing, 121, 



Bolting, 78, 79. 



BRANCHES, the lower arms 

 of the curb bit to which the 

 reins are attached. 



CADENXE, the beat or mo- 

 mentary rest that occurs in 

 a finished stage of a gait. 

 For instance, in the gallop 



CADENCE {continued). 

 there are two cadences, one, 

 when the two fore-feet come 

 to the ground, the other, 

 when the two hind-feet 

 come to the ground. 



CANTLE, the rear part of the 

 saddle that fits over the 

 back of the horse. 



CAVESSON, a head-stall fur- 

 nished with a jointed nose- 

 band of metal, to which are 

 attached rings for the lunge- 

 line. 



Cavesson, The, lunging upon, 

 205. 



Children's riding, 12. 



Circling, after, 131. 



Contests, 22, 



Correcting defects, 93. 



Correction, 22. 



Courage, dependent on the 

 rider, 199 ; in battle, 201. 



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