36 USE OF LEGS. 



and security of the proper position, with or 

 without stirrups, in every step as the horse 

 proceeds. To cause the horse to move for- 

 ward — which # should always, by learners, be 

 at a walk — the rider must raise the horse's 

 head with the bridle, to give him notice, and 

 pressing, not kicking, him with the inner sides 

 of both legs at once, at the same instant 

 "give him his head," by easing the bridle- 

 hand, then he will immediately proceed. The 

 horse's pace is to be regulated by the rider's 

 gently tightening, drawing in, the rein when 

 he is to go slower, and slackening the rein, 

 easing the hand, and closing both legs, when 

 he is to go faster — taking care never to sur- 

 prise the horse's mouth by sudden transitions 

 from slack to tight. To tighten or slacken 

 reins considerably, the rider should with the 

 right hand take hold of the turned-over end 

 of the rein, (as in No. 1, page 33, in dismount- 

 ing), and draw in, or let out, through the left 

 hand, as occasion requires. 



The use of the Legs may here be more 

 fully explained ; the legs from the knees down- 



