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CHAP. XXVL 



ON THE TROT. 



IN all the natural paces of the horse he 

 supports himself transverselvj or crosswise. 

 but in the trot this is most perceptible. In the 

 action of the trot, two of his feet are suspended 

 or poised in the air, and two of them conti- 

 nue on the ground ; the off fore foot and near 

 hind footj or near fore foot and off hind foot, 

 diagonally. When you v/ish to put a liorse 

 forward on the tret from the walk^ slacken 

 your reins a little, and press your horse's sides 

 gently with both your legs at the same timej 

 the horse, knowing your intention, will advance 

 the hind leg of thr.t side which in the walk 

 did not lead, sooner than he would otherv/ise 

 have done, and at the same instant he will 

 move forward the fore leg of that side with 

 which, in the wall;, he had begun to lead, viz. 

 a hind leg and fore leg at the same time, cross- 



