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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. VIII. 



within the snaffle rein. The little finger 

 alone separates the left reins from the right 

 reins, and laying smooth through the hand, 

 of equal length, the superfluous reins hang- 

 over the first joint of the fore finger. 



The more usual method of holding the 

 reins is that wherein the little finger sepa- 

 rates the curb reins, and the second finger 

 the bridoon reins. 



Section III. — Of Shifting the Reins. 



This should be done expertly without stop- 

 ping the horse, altering his pace, breaking 

 the time, or looking to the hands. 



When the snaffle reins are held in one 

 hand, the method of shifting from the left 

 hand into the right is as follows. 



Turn the thumbs toward each other, carry 

 the right hand over the left, put the fore 



