328 ON fiftlDLING 



The opposition made for stopping is gradual, increa- 

 sing, ending in axi absolute opposition. 



Tlie elastic opposition made to keep tlie horse 

 in leaning tends to make him continue his motion 

 and not to make him stop, because it keeps the 

 body of the horse in a constant position of motion 

 and he must change this jjosition for stopping. The 

 horse kept in leaning tends to increase it and to 

 weigh on the hand. It should not last long and 

 ought to cease before the horse weighs on the hands. - 



The martingale is of great advantage for con- 

 trolling the oppositions of head and neck, as it 

 gives a point of support, a fulcrum, to the actions 

 of the hands on both reins and is a safeguard in 

 riding an unknown horse and any horse. An en- 

 glish author (I think Berenger) ascribes this useful 

 invention to Evangelista Oorte, uncle to Olaudio. 

 The tise of the hands has been minutely explained 

 in the Functions of the hands in riding. 



The general method of instruction is to ride 

 the colt directly and to teach him to lean directly 

 on the snaffle from the beginning. This has tlie 

 advantage that it will be possible to ride him in 



