MODERN HIDING. 11,9 



back by the power or weight of the body, 

 and he should rear, the body cannot be 

 brought forward, you hang on by the bridle, 

 and should you happen to have the prepon- 

 derance, you pull the horse backwards on 

 yourself. The horse must at the same time 

 be gently felt with both legs, in order to keep 

 him up to the bridle, and to prevent him from 

 swerving. 



The operation of the hand in reining back 

 is a kind of invitation. Should the horse not 

 readily obey, play with the mouth by moving 

 the fingers : this will induce the horse to raise 

 his head. 



The instant the horse is constrained to 

 back, the body, if in a proper position, will 

 incline forward, and the fingers must be eased. 

 A horse that is properly broke, obeys the 

 slightest pressure of the fingers, and backs 

 without throwing himself off his balance, but 

 the horse that is constrained to back, is over- 

 balanced, and, if the body did not come for- 



