86 HOW TO RIDE 



brought to a finished halt, yet the same 

 means, in a form modified by the rider's 

 appreciation of the circumstances, may 

 be effectually used to make the horse 

 draw up in the extended gallop. 



The horse being in the best approxi- 

 mate equilibrium, the rider will bring 

 him to a stop by leaning back and 

 pressing in his legs as the hind-legs of 

 the horse begin one cadence of the gait, 

 and raise the hand, and bear upon the bit 

 as the fore-legs begin the next cadence. 

 The result will be that the horse will 

 stop without another cadence, for the 

 heels bring in and the weight of the 

 body fixes the hind-legs, and the hand 

 restrains and brings back the forces of 

 the fore-hand, and prevent the mass 

 advancing. These applications of the 



