case the wall will prevent him escaping to the right. He should hold the head of the animal rather high, while pushing him to the right, in order to throw the greater part of the weight of the forehand on the right foreleg, and thus to allow the left leg to be easily raised.

He should then very lightly touch the left fore leg of the horse with the end of the cutting whip ; but it is somewhat difficult to determine the exact spot where the leg should be touched. The sensitive spot, which varies in each horse, lies somewhere between the elbow and the pastern.

The horse's first impression is one of surprise, because he does not understand what is required of him, and he generally tries to escape. Nevertheless, he cannot go to the right, on account of the wall, and if he swerves to the left, he ought at once be straightened by the whip. If he runs back, the breaker ought to immediately bring him forward by touching him with the whip behind the girths. After a moment, he almost always shows his impatience, by pawing the ground with the leg which has been touched. As soon as he raises this leg, he ought to be patted on the neck, in order to make him understand that he has done what was required. After repeating this exercise for several days, the horse, in order to avoid being touched, raises his leg the moment he sees the whip approaching it. When he well understands, and does this work with the left leg, the right leg should be submitted to the same practice, by placing him to the right hand, and taking care to raise his head and carry it to the left.

As the repeated touching of the whip irritates a horse, we should at first be satisfied with the slightest sign of obedience, and will thus take the best means of not disgusting the animal. He will usually raise his legs during the first lesson ; but the way in which he raises them will be far from satisfactory, because he does not extend them, and contents himself by making impatient movements, pawing the ground, etc. Never-