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gait, the rider must never permit his 

 attention to be taken from his horse. 

 The horse shoukl be kept constantly in 

 hand, particuhirly after any great exertion 

 that has called upon his strength, for he 

 is much less able to recover from a mis- 

 take when he is tired, and he feels the 

 fatio-ue less when he is kept roused. In 

 going down-hill he must have liberty 

 enough to permit his body conforming to 

 the slope of the ground, so that he may 

 extend his step safely. 



For the trot the horse must be kept 

 level and light, between the application 

 of the hand and legs. The speed will be 

 restrained by the first or augmented by 

 the latter, at the will of the rider, whose 

 efforts should be so directed as to give 

 a regularly-cadenced gait of equal action, 



