The Gallop. — The Gallop Changes. 89 



The horse should have long and carefully con- 

 ducted lessons in the gallop, being made to 

 change the rates of speed and the forms of col- 

 lection at the will of the rider ; and it should be 

 made to gallop in circles of various diameters, 

 first with the legs of the side to which it is turn- 

 ing making the extended strides, and afterwards 

 in the contra gallop. 



The horse should then be ready to be taught 

 the gallop changes. I have said that the horse 

 goes into air from a fore leg at each stride, this 

 fore leg being the right in gallop right, the left in 

 gallop left. It is when the hind legs are leaving 

 the ground for the weight to be thrown upon this 

 advanced fore leg, that the opportunity is given 

 the hind legs to change their order, and when the 

 fore legs are free from the ground they change 

 their order, and the change is made in one stride 

 without either extremity being false ; that is, in 

 changing from gallop right to gallop left, the 

 hind legs will change their order (so that the 

 right hind leg will first be planted, and then 

 the left hind leg, which has passed it, in advance 

 of it), when they are free from the ground in 

 some stride, the forehand having the weights; 



