78 HOW TO RIDE 



horse u^ to the line, and to prevent the 

 croup going over too far. The result 

 should be a regularly cadenced action, 

 in which the horse dwells at each step, 

 the effect of the increased pressure of the 

 rider's leg being to keep the legs of the 

 horse suspended for the moment. But 

 the croup must not be driven over too far, 

 and the equilibrium must be observed. 

 In traversing at the passage, the weight 

 of the horse is, at each cadence, sustained 

 upon two legs diagonally opposed, while 

 the other two are carried beyond them 

 in the direction of the movement — the 

 shoulders slightly in advance upon one 

 path, the croup in simultaneous actions 

 following another parallel path. At each 

 step the horse leaves the ground, and is 

 for the moment in the air. 



