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resist with the left rein, either by a Hght direct effect 

 of opposition, or by an indirect effect of opposition, 

 employed, one or the other, according to the nature 

 of the resistance. 



2. By assisting one of these actions of the left rein 

 with the left leg, the rider obtains a deviation more 

 or less pronounced of the left quarter towards the 

 right, and places it behind the right quarter, in the 

 position for the gallop leading with the right leg. 



3. To obtain the start of the gallop by causing the 

 right quarter to advance, the rider must use his right 

 leg against the girth, so as to bring the right hind leg 

 under the body (High School Riding). Of course the 

 rider can combine these various actions in order to 

 obtain an effect more quickly and accurately. When 

 once the position has been obtained, the rider has 

 merely to give the impulsion necessary for the speed 

 of the gallop by an equal pressure of both legs. 



The start of the gallop to the right, by the resistance 

 of the left rein, is very simple and irresistible ; it is 

 the method employed during the early part of training, 

 and generally whenever the rider finds any difficulty 

 in getting his horse to start on the desired leg. 



The start of the gallop to the right, by the pre- 

 dominant action of the left leg, has the inconvenience 

 of forcing the horse off the straight line, and, if the 

 horse starts with an excessive action of his inside leg, 

 he may start false. 



The start of the gallop to the right by the predomi- 

 nant action of the rider's right leg, pressed in against 

 the girth, is certainly the most correct, since the horse 

 starts straight ; but this effect of the leg is rather the 

 result of education than natural. This method of 

 starting the gallop can only be employed when the 



