34 HOW TO RIDE 



be brought about without trouble by 

 quieting the horse by voice and hand after 

 each application of the aid, which at first 

 should be very light, to gradually increase 

 in force. The spur should never be given 

 with a shock, but the foot should be 

 carried and the rowel quietly but quickly 

 applied by lowering the toe. After the 

 horse finds that the spur conies soon after 

 the pressure of the leg, he will rarely re- 

 quire the application of the severer form 

 of the aid, and the whole education of 

 the horse will tend to make him quick 

 and lively in his motions, and obedient 

 to the slightest expression of his master's 

 will. 



The horse, in hand and gatliered, will 

 be put into the walk, and the rider will 

 practise the change of direction to the 



