SPANISH WALK AND TROT 



recommend preparatory education on foot. 

 They place the horse in the pillar reins, fasten a 

 stirrup leather round the pastern by making a 

 loop through the buckle, and getting a help to 

 hold the end of the leather, they tell him to 

 pull upwards, whilst they touch the canon bone 

 with a whip, until the horse raises his leg, when 

 they reward him, and repeat the lesson until 

 the horse raises his leg on being touched on the 

 shoulder with the whip, and keeps it stretched 

 out, without the assistance of the stirrup leather. 

 The horse is then ready to be mounted, and 

 guidance by the whip should gradually be 

 replaced by that of the leg or spur. 



Having mounted the horse, the rider should 

 hold the snaffle reins rather shorter than the 

 curb reins in the left hand, and raising the hand 

 to get an upward feeling on the reins so as not 

 to take away from the impulsion, he should, 

 after closing both legs, carry it very slightly to 

 the left and place the horse's weight upon his 

 near fore leg ; then with an increased feeling 

 on the right rein, and a touch of the whip on 

 the off shoulder or pressure from the left leg 

 when the education is more advanced he will 

 cause the horse to raise and stretch out his off 

 fore leg ; and when it is fully extended to the 

 toe he will press the horse forward with the left 



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