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CHAPTER X.— THE GALLOP AND THE GALLOP 

 CHANGES. 



The horse is now prepared for the gallop, for, 

 although it is usual to teach the gallop in the 

 snaffle, I find that my horses go much more truly 

 and evenly if I delay the lesson in that pace until 

 they have been taught the movements upon two 

 paths, and have been practised in the different 

 forms of collection. 



The gallop is a pace of three or four beats (de- 

 pending upon the state of collection of the forces 

 and upon the rate of speed), with a leap from a 

 fore-foot at each stride. The horse goes into air 

 from a fore-foot ; it then plants the opposite hind- 

 leg ; it then brings the other hind-leg to the ground, 

 and, at about the same time, or afterwards (de- 

 pending upon whether it is a y tempo gallop or one 

 of four beats), it plants the fore-foot opposite to this 

 second planted hind-foot : it then brings the fore- 

 foot to the ground from which it went into air ; and 

 from the last-named again leaves the ground for a 

 new stride. 



