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the traverse at the passage, which is the 

 liigh step that is produced by restraining 

 the advance of the horse, and at the 

 same time demanding from him increased 

 action and exertion. The horse beino^ at 

 the trot in a direct line, the rider will 

 induce the action of the passage by the 

 pressure of the legs, alternately as the 

 horse raises the opposite fore-leg, and by 

 restraining with the hand any increase of 

 speed ; then with the direct rein and 

 opposite leg the horse will be made to 

 traverse, the high step of the j^a^mr/e 

 being retained in the movement by 

 accentuating the pressure of the opposite 

 spur as the horse raises the fore-leg on 

 the side to which he is passing. The leg 

 of the rider on the side to which the 

 movement tends will be used to keep the 



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