AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 



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fore-leg of the horse is raised to step 

 off. In this way it may be developed 

 into the Spanish trot of the manege. 



In the trot the rider should sit erect, 

 with the shoulders thrown back, and 

 the thighs close to the saddle. 



If the rider rises to the trot the con- 

 stant shifting of the weight wiU greatly 

 interfere with the equilibrium of the 

 mass, but it is not necessary that the 

 horse should get out of hand or be 

 permitted to bear upon the bit. The 

 rider should take no support from the 

 bit, but should hold his hand so that 

 it will be independent of the motion 

 he allows his body to make. To rise 

 in the trot the rider will make use of 

 the knees to secure the seat and allow 

 his body, sHghtly sustained by the 



