8 THE GALLOP. 



and carried up. The legs would follow the same order 

 during the movement. 



If the horse be perfectly collected he will begin the 

 walk with the fore-leg opposite to the side from which 

 the stimulation to movement comes. That is, if the 

 right spur be applied, the horse would begin the walk 

 with the left fore- foot. 



In the walk the horse has never less than two feet 

 planted at the same time, one of the fore-hand and one 

 of the croup. In certain stages he has three feet upon 

 the ground at once, two of either extremity, and one of 

 the other. But the four feet are never bearing the 

 weight together. 



The walk is a pace of four flat beats, and when it is 

 perfectly performed, the rhythm should be even and true. 



THE TROT. 



But when the action becomes quick and energetic, 

 and the horse leaves the ground in a succession of 

 springy steps, and the foot-beats are sharp and clear, 

 the pace is a trot. In this gait the legs are moved in 

 the order of the walk, and, as the speed is increased, the 

 legs diagonally disposed are brought into action almost 

 simultaneously, a hind-leg following a fore-leg with a very 

 short interval. In a perfectly-balanced trot, as is the 



