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shoulders should be held easy, but in 

 rest ; and the legs should hang straight 

 down from the knee, and must not be 

 permitted to work along the sides of the 

 horse. 



THE GALLOP. 



In the gallop, which is a succession of 

 leaps, the rider will lean slightly back, so 

 that the buttocks will be carried well 

 under him, and hold the body without 

 stiffness. The positions of the body must, 

 how^ever, always conform to the action of 

 the horse, and to the direction in which 

 he goes ; and practice must show what, 

 and how great, these changes should be. 

 In the gallop the horse must be true, to 



