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disunited, and has not got his powers 

 well in control. If in turning to the 

 left he is leading with the right legs, he 

 can with difficulty retain the centre of 

 gravity, and is apt to fall at the slightest 

 blunder. We say that a horse leads on 

 that side when he makes the long strides 

 with the legs of one or other side. But 

 the fact is, the fore-leg of the other side 

 leaves the ground before the fore-leg which 

 makes the long stride does, and the same 

 thino: is true of the hind-leo-s. But the 

 leo[s on the side to which he has been 

 bent • pass the others in tlieir longer 

 stride, and the horse is said to lead with 

 them. 



To put the horse into the gallop, lead- 

 inor with the off-le^^, let the rider brino* 

 him into equilibrium, then lightening 



