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side-rings of the cavesson or led by them at a 

 short walk, according to Avhat is most suited to 

 teach the special action wanted. The two men hold 

 the horse with the lounges at one or two yards 

 distance or more as it seems best to the teacher. 

 Held in this way the horse is held and has 

 the appearance of being free. It helps a great deal 

 to keep him in submission and make him learn 

 more quickly and thus the teacher is not trou- 

 bled with holding the horse himself and is free to 

 do all that is necessary for teaching him. The 

 teacher may hold a third lounge if he finds it of 

 assistance to teach a special action. 



While the horse is held standing still isolated 

 or led at a short walk the two men must leave 

 the horse in a natural position of head and neck, 

 not high and not low. The two men ought never 

 to alloAV the horse to press, to draw against them 

 or to lean on their loimges but should resist by 

 opposing intermittently the Aveight of their body 

 put on the lou^nges. 



The two men must liold the horse standing 

 still or draw him forward at a short Avalk, stop 



