THE PRIMER. 4 1 



the horse under the mass, demand the necessary- 

 impulse, and prepare the right side for the ex- 

 tended strides of the gallop. When the horse 

 has taken the gallop, it should be placed perfectly 

 straight, as in the early lessons the body of the 

 horse will be more or less bent by the application 

 of the aids ; but by making the horse very light 

 in hand he can, in time, bring it to the gallop 

 from very slight indications of the aids, and with- 

 out giving it any perceptible bend. The rider 

 must sit quietly, and between the hand and legs, 

 employed with great care, keep up the impulses, 

 and maintain the collection of the forces. The 

 gallop left will be produced in exactly the same 

 manner, right and left aids being interchanged. 

 In making a change of direction the horse must 

 first be prepared by a closer union, and the out- 

 side leg of the rider must give a slightly increased 

 pressure at the turn, the horse being placed 

 straight upon the new line when the change of 

 direction has been made. The rate of speed will 

 be increased or lessened exactly as in the trot, 

 and the horse should be exercised in cominor to 

 a trot, to a walk, and to a halt, by the rider 

 demanding closer forms of collection, and then in 

 again taking the walk, the trot, and the gallop. 

 The horse should also be exercised in taking and 



