HORSEBACK RIDING 



no two riders use the same man- 

 ner of communication. 



The same is true with respect 

 to gaits. A horse under ordinary 

 circumstances starts out in a 

 walk. If the horse does not know 

 the signal or the word for taking 

 another gait, naturally he cannot 

 respond to what the rider wants 

 done. Touching up with the whip 

 will increase the pace, but what 

 pace the horse will take is de- 

 pendent upon the mood or pre- 

 vious teaching of the horse. 



Do not shake the reins in order 

 to start up your horse but use the 

 crop, or touch up with the spurs. 

 That is what these are made for^ 

 and the sooner one learns to use 

 them the better. 

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