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horse will want to follow the example of his companion 

 and go slower ; but she should keep him going at the 

 same fast pace by a touch with the whip and a click 

 of the tongue, until she has arrived at the end of the 

 specified distance. As a fast gallop is very trying to 

 a horse's legs, it should be limited to occasional short 

 spins on soft and smooth ground. In the next lesson the 



Fig. 101. Bad seat ; right leg hooked back, stirrup too long, and foot 

 "home." 



instructor should assume the lead, and tell his pupil to 

 pull her horse up at a given distance, while he gallops 

 away from her. This would be excellent practice for 

 testing her power of horse control, because in hunting 

 it is of vital importance that she should always have, 

 her mount in hand, and be able to stop him when 

 necessary, even if a crowd of horses are galloping away 



