THE TROT 



leg goes forward, rise up, press- 

 ing the stirrup with the ball of the 

 foot and then come down on the 

 saddle w^hen the left foreleg goes 

 forward. By practice this posting 

 will become very natural and the 

 rider will wonder why he never 

 did it before. Once you get it the 

 trick will never leave you. Al- 

 ways go w^ith the horse; go up 

 with him; then dow^n; up-dovvrn, 

 up-down. 



Counting, it runs: 



1 - 2, 1 - 2, 1 - 2. 



Right foreleg forward, - 1 ; left 

 foreleg, - 2. 



Repeat this to yourself and you 

 will find it helps greatly. 



It is in the trot that you see so 

 many riders riding as if they w^ere 



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