28 THE GALLOP. 



A proof of this may be made by any skilled horseman, 

 in changing the lead of the fore-legs with the bit, but 

 preventing the croup making the corresponding bend ; 

 in consequence of this application of the aids, the horse 

 will be disconnected in his gallop, with one side leading 

 in front, and the other side taking the extended strides 

 behind. M. Victor Franconi, a great authority upon 

 schooling horses, used to practise and advise this per- 

 formance to render the horse obedient to hand and heels. 



THE HALT IN THE GALLOP. 



The horse may be brought to a finished halt in the 

 gallop by the rider bringing in the hind-legs of the 

 animal with the spurs, leaning back in the saddle, and 

 raising the bridle hand. This effects the desired object 

 at once, for the hind-legs of the horse are carried far 

 enough under the mass to resist the momentum, and the 

 weights having been thrown back by the movement of the 

 rider, and the fore-hand having been checked, the forward 

 motion is overcome, while the opposition of the forehand 

 prevents its renewal. 



TO MAKE THE HORSE PERFORM THE GALLOP. 

 To make the horse perform the gallop, his forces must 

 be collected between bit and spurs, so that the point of 



