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horse does not go freely forward, I take a stronger feeling oi 

 the snaffle reins, and if he stiffens his neck and lower jaw, I 



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P'ig. 2. — Jaw contracted. 



make more use of the curb reins. I particularly recommend 

 that the tension of the reins should not be of a uniform and 

 continuous nature, but should consist of light pressures 

 sufficiently prolonged, so as not to form a jerk, and sufficiently 



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