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may be put into the walk, and yet be so 

 obedient to the bit that he retains the 

 equilibrium as far as is possible. Keep- 

 ing him at a steady walk, the rider will 

 accustom him to bear the pressure of the 

 leo-s by applying them, first one and then 

 the other, as the horse raises the opposite 

 fore-leg. This will serve to improve the 

 action of the gait, as well as to bring him 

 to bear the pressure of the legs without 

 flinching. When he will answer the 

 pressure of the legs and bare heels by 

 brino-ino- forward the forces of the croup, 

 and will measure his speed by the freedom 

 given him by the hand without forcing 

 himself upon it, he will be accustomed to 

 the spur until he bears the scratch of the 

 rowel with the same complacency that he 

 bore the attacks of the heels. This can 



