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not to move unless as aids. The body must draw 

 no assistance in maintaing the balance from the 

 bridle. The horse ought to hold his head and 

 play with the bit. The length to ride is when 

 the seat bumps or comes in contact with the 

 saddle, and the rider should rise from it only a 

 very little. 



A bold determined trot is that action in which 

 the horse steps high ; some horses, like foxes, trot 

 without bending their joints. Action in the 

 mouth means when the horse champs his bit, you 

 may see it by the white foam, and it is a sign of 

 vigour, courage, and health. 



The Gallop. 



In this action the horse advances by reaches 

 and leaps, which he performs by lifting the fore- 

 legs very nearly at the same moment, and when 

 they return to the ground, he lifts both his hind 

 legs at once and advances, and it is the motion 

 by which a horse attains his greatest speed. (In 

 Park riding, where the concourse of equestrians, 



