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Hence a heavy insensible hand cannot unite 

 a horse, because the horse cannot bear its 

 severity when united. And hence heavy 

 hands make hard-mouthed horses. 



If then the appui be heavy, from the head 

 being carried too low, and the horse not suf- 

 ficiently united, raise the hand, and let the 

 fingers, by moving, rather invite than compel 

 the head to rise ; the legs at the same time 

 pressing the haunches under. By this means, 

 the horse will become more united, and the 

 appui will be lightened. 



Should the hand be too straight or con- 

 fining to the horse (which it may be, though 

 it does not pull half an ounce), by the rider 

 collecting the reins to unite the horse, and 

 the horse freely uniting himself, he may be- 

 come so balanced on his haunches, that, while 

 the hand supports him thus, though it do not 

 pull in the least, he cannot disunite himself, 

 nor advance one step ; and, should the rider 

 then press him without yielding or dropping 

 the hand, he would compel him to rear. 



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