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RIDING AN^D TRAINII^G SADDLE-HORSES. 



ence the forces of the forehand only enough to produce 

 the backward motion, without bringing them back so far 

 as to destroy the equilibrium. When the rider wishes to 

 stop the horse backing, he will increase the pressure of 

 the legs and yield the hand in some cadence of the 

 movement, and will start the horse forward in the walk 

 without coming to a marked halt. 



The horse may be made to go backwards with the 

 actions of the trot or the gallop, by the same means that 

 are used to make him back in the motions of the walk. 



