86 Curb, Snaffle, and Spur. 



The horse goes into the gallop by taking the 

 weights upon the forehand, and by then carrying 

 one of the hind legs under the centre of gravity, 

 when it is in some form of the gallop. 



The horse is false in the gallop if it turn to the 

 right in gallop left, or to the left in gallop right, 

 unless the movement be intentional on the part 

 of the rider, when it is called the contra gallop. 

 It is also false in the gallop if the forehand has 

 gallop right (or left), and the croup has gallop 

 left (or right) ; that is, a cross gallop. 



To teach the horse to take gallop right, the 

 rider should collect the animal in a very slow 

 trot; he should then increase the pressure of the 

 left heel, and make a gentle upward play with 

 the right rein. These indications of the aids will 

 demand the necessary impulse, induce the proper 

 disposition of the hind legs, and lighten the 

 right side of the forehand, so that, as the left 

 hind leg is carried under the centre of gravity, 

 the horse will go into gallop right. When the 

 horse takes the gallop, the aids must maintain 

 the action, and the animal should be put straight 

 upon the line of progress. The rate should not 

 be so rapid that the horse cannot be kept in 



