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In proceeding thus in the trot, yoU must 

 recollect the position which the three parts 

 of the body should have ; to turn the thighs 

 upon the flat part, and to leave them like the 

 legs, to their own weight ; it is only by this 

 means, that the movements of the rider will 

 harmonise perfectly with those of his horse. 



You follow the same tracks on the trot, as 

 on the walk ; the turnings and changings of 

 the hand operate in the same manner, with 

 this single difl?erence, that the help of the 

 legs ought to be a little more vigorous, in order 

 that the trot may not slacken. You must 

 never terminate the return of the trot with- 

 out having restored the horse to a walk. 



With this view, to pass from the first gait 

 to the second, you will execute a half stop, by 

 drawing back the left hand a little, and press- 

 ing the legs lightly, in order that the horse 

 may not stop, and also that he will have obey- 

 ed, you will replace your legs and hands. 

 You will also commence the lesson of the 

 tret by some exercises of the walk, with the 

 changings of the hand. 



You cannot attain the riding of a horse 

 well, without repeating these exercises, and 

 above all, that of the trot, until you are per- 



