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the forehand, while the right heel will, by a slightly- 

 increased pressure, keep the croup upon the path 

 taken by the forehand, so that the body of the horse 

 conforms to the turn. To bring the horse to a halt, 

 the legs will quietly close against the body of the 

 horse, and the hands be drawn towards the rider's 

 body. When the horse comes to a halt, the tension 

 upon the reins will be relaxed and the legs be 

 withdrawn from the flanks. 



To put the horse into the trot, it should first be 

 put into the walk ; it should then be collected 

 between a light pressure of the legs and a tension 

 upon the reins, until the rider feels that the animal 

 is going more strongly under him, and that the 

 motions of the hind- quarters are more vigorous. 

 The rider's legs, aided if necessary by a tap of the 

 whip, delivered behind the girths, should then 

 demand increased impulses, while the hand gives 

 liberty for an advance to be made at the required 

 speed. This should not at first be very great, as 

 the slow trot is the best possible action in which 

 to practise the collection of the extremities, and 

 when a more rapid trot is desired, it should be by 

 gradually increasing the rate of speed. In a strong 

 but slow trot the rider should maintain a regular 

 rate of speed, demanding various gradations of 

 collection as he best can, but always having in view 



