250 baucher's method. 



the saddle, holding both reins of the snaffle in his hands in 

 such a manner as to barelj feel the bit. He should then 

 draw lightly on the rein of the side toward which he 

 desires the horse to turn his head (see fig. 22), increasing 

 the force as the horse increases his resistance, and always 

 in such a manner as to control him. The horse will soon 

 tire of struggling against the bit, the continued pressure of 

 which causes an increasing pain, and he will sooner or 

 later incline his head toward the side. As soon as the head 

 is drawn well round to the side (see fig. 23), the rein of 

 the opposite side must be drawn upon as well as the other, 

 go as to place the head in a perpendicular position. It is 

 very important that this perpendicular position should 

 always be attained, as the suppling can never be perfect 

 without it. If while the head is being drawn to one side, 

 the horse try to avoid the pressure of the bit by turning 

 his body round, the opposite snaffie-rein may be used to 

 prevent him from doing so. 



Direct Flexion of the Head and Neck or 

 Ramener.* — The trainer being in the saddle, he will 

 take both of the snaffle-reins in his left hand. He 

 will then place the edge of his right hand on the reins, so 

 as to give greater force to the tension of the left hand, 

 and by a steady pressure he will draw upon the reins 

 until the horse yields and drops his head toward his breast. 

 As soon as he shows, by champing the bit, that he main- 

 tains this position without aid from the hand of the trainer, 

 it will be sufficient to raise the right hand to reward him. 

 If the horse try to back away from the bit, a slight press- 

 ure of the legs will suffice to keep him in his position. 

 When he will yield to the action of the snaffle, he will do 

 80 much more readily to that of the curb-it. The curb 



• Bj Rimener is meant the placing the head in a perpendicular poo 



