SPANISH WALK AND TROT 



When riding a trained horse there should 

 not be any movement of the hand, the fingers 

 should do all that is necessary, and both legs 

 should be kept close to the horse's sides close 

 behind the girths the whole time, just feeling 

 him without exerting any pressure when the 

 moment comes to advance. This exceedingly 

 light touch of the lower part of the leg and 

 spur is absolutely necessary in high school 

 work, and it needs much practice to acquire it* 



Delicate work with the leg is done by in- 

 creasing the pressure of the calves by turning 

 out the toes whilst still keeping the heels down 

 and the side of the knees towards the saddle, 

 and bringing the toes back to their normal 

 position the instant the horse answers to the 

 pressure. 



Most high school riders when doing fine 

 work with the spurs drop the toes slightly and 

 thoroughly relax the muscles and tendons of the 

 legs and feet. They, as a rule, wear trousers or 

 soft legged boots, so as to be able to feel the 

 sides with the back of the ankles. They have 

 generally their stirrup leathers a hole longer 

 than for ordinary riding, so that when the spurs 



* " Les operations des mains, des jambes doivent etre 

 assez secretes pour que l'ceil ne puisse les saisir." — 



General L'Hotte. 



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