96 PRINCIPLES OF P. IV. 



make him go backward some steps : if he 

 press forward with hurry and violence, make 

 him go backward a great deal. If he is 

 disorderly and turbulent, walk him straight 

 forward, with his head in and croupe out. 

 These sorts of correction have great influence 

 upon most horses. 



When you do correct with the whip, it 

 should be given with strength. For this pur- 

 pose, let the lash be upwards, lift the arm 

 high, and apply it behind the girths round 

 the belly. Sometimes correction is also given 

 forward over the shoulders, between the fore 

 legs. 



Should your horse kick at the application 

 of the whip to his flank or quarter, you must, 

 at that instant, apply the correction as smart 

 and determined as possible, and must repeat 

 it sharper, if possible, should he kick at that. 

 By this the horse is made sensible of his fault, 

 and is punished for it. Indeed without such 

 punishment the horse might be ignorant of 

 doino' amiss, 



