TRAINING. I I I 



that the Impulses are alert, the horse is ' in hand,' 

 and is ready to move in any direction.^ 



To move the horse forward, the pressure of the 

 legs will be slightly increased, and the hand should 

 give sufficient liberty for the animal to advance in 

 the walk, the legs being withdrawn from the sides 

 when the first impulses of action have been met by 

 the hand and the pace established. 



Between gentle applications of the aids the horse 

 should be kept * in hand ' in the walk, the impulses 

 being demanded by the legs and met and measured 

 by the hand. The pace should be light, even, and 

 free. If the horse hangs upon the hand, the fore- 

 hand should be elevated by the snaffle reins, the 

 forces of the croup having been brought up by the 

 heels. If the horse elevates the head too much, 

 and hangs back, the heels will demand more vigor- 

 ous impulses, and the hand should be lowered 

 while the tension upon the reins should be slightly 

 relaxed. 



To brine the horse to a halt, the le^s will close 

 against the sides, the tension upon the reins will 

 be quietly increased ; and when the horse stops, the 

 hand, and then the legs, will cease to act. 



^ It must be understood that the horse in place can maintain any form of 

 collection but for a moment, as an impulse from the croup is necessary to 

 render 'in hand,' ' in union,' or ' in poise ' perfectly ; and when this impulse 

 is lost the horse is no longer lisrht. 



