THE WALK 



the rider should slacken the reins, 

 and rise in the saddle; and for the 

 canter he should give the horse 

 free rein and lean well forward 

 in the saddle. 



A well-trained horse will 

 change from one gait to another 

 directly without going back to 

 the walk. If, for instance, the 

 rider is trotting and w^ishes to 

 canter, he should lean forward 

 in the saddle and give the horse 

 full rein. In other w^ords, to 

 change the gait, the rider simply 

 assumes the position that he 

 w^ould have in the new gait and 

 the horse falls naturally into that 

 new^ gait. 



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