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on liis liind-legs ; and how can he then lift them, and 

 step back. If lie succeeds in lifting one leg, it is with 

 a great effort, and he w^ill fall hack, on it rather than 

 step back, and thus injure his houghs, if forced to 

 repeat it often ; whereas, by a pressure of both legs, 

 I make him raise one hind-leg ; and at that moment, 

 by feeling both reins, I oblige him to put that foot 

 down, back instead of forward. I do not throw the 

 horse off his balance, and he can continue stepping 

 back, with as little effort as stepping to the front. 



21. Do the hand and leg work sejyarately f 

 ^o, they should always assist each other. 



22. When circling on the forehand do you ever 

 halt the horse f 



Yes. "When the leg is applied, the horse moves from 

 it, but when the pressure ceases, the horse should no 

 longer step from it ; otherwise, when he once begins 

 passaging, he is not easily stopped ; and to prevent a 

 horse getting into this bad habit, as well as to teach 

 him to collect himself, whenever the leg is applied, 

 after each step in circling on the forehand, I stop him 

 by closing the inward leg ; and by a pressure of both 

 legs, I collect and press him up to the hand, but I 

 never allow him to hurry. 



23. And now how do you jpidl uj) a horse when at 

 full speed f 



By closing both legs, and feeling both renis. 



24. Do you mean to say that you pull up a horse 

 when at speed hy " the use of your legs .^" 



