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28 order, and that he has forgotten nothing of your previous instruction, you will now proceed to the lesson of the day. Place yourself on his left, or "near," side, take the snaffle-reins at a few inches from the bit, and pull his head downward. Should he not yield, cross the reins, by taking the right rein in the left hand and vice versa, which will pinch his jaw sharply, and pull again till he drops his head, when you will hold, it down a few seconds, praising him the while; then raise it up, and allow him a little time to rest.

For our young readers we give below a few of the more usual technical terms, of which it will be found convenient to have a knowledge in the course of these lessons:

Amble.—A gait like pacing, but slower, in which the two legs on the same side are moved together. Appel.—The gentle tug on the rein given by the horse at each step. Arrière-main.—That part of the horse back of the saddle, called, not quite correctly, in this article, the croup. Avant-main.—That part of the horse forward of the saddle—the forehand. Bore.—To lean on the bit. Bridle-tooth.—Tusk found in the horse's mouth, though not in the mare's, between nippers and grinders. Bucking.—Leaping vertically into the air with all four feet at once.