HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 139 



In order to make him start off at the gallop 

 the horse has observed that the following move- 

 ments were always made in succession ; — he has 

 been collected with the reins ; — he has been 

 slightly bent inAvards with the head and croup ; — 

 the weight of the rider' s body has been placed on 

 the inside stirrup ; — the hand has been raised ; — 

 and an outside leg or whip aid has been given. — 

 After this has been done several times, on the tirst 

 aids he sets off at a gallop and does not wait fnr 

 the raising of the hand <m- the starting signal 

 given from outside. This ha])pens witli ligbt horses 

 Avhich are naturally united and spirited, and not 

 with the disunited and lazy horse. 



The horse who was always made to gallop 

 slightly bent towards the centre of tlie riding 

 school, understands that it is desired to change, 

 and changes the gallop, if he is agile, on the mere 

 change of the bend of neck and raising of the 

 hand accompanied by a transfer of the weight of 

 the body of the rider to the other stirrup, and 

 does not wait for the offside leg or Avhip aid or 

 punishment. 



