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After these lessons have been repeated 

 at the halt until he desists from opposi- 

 tion, he will be put into the walk, the 

 trot, and the gallop, the aj)proximate 

 equilibrium being at all times demanded. 

 If he attempts to go beyond the bit he 

 must be restrained, and lightness must 

 be kept up by the gentle, intermittent 

 tensions of the curb-reins. If he hano-s 

 back, the heels must keep the forces of 

 the croup up to the point that is required 

 by the desired speed. 



It is through ignoring the fact that a 

 horse's fore-hand may be lightened by 

 the play of the bit, that induces some 

 writers upon riding to adopt crude and 

 improper means for producing the differ- 

 ent movements depending upon that 

 condition. A badly trained horse will 



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