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moves freely, should be maintained for a few 

 minutes, when the horse may be brought to a more 

 moderate pace, a slow trot or a walk, by the action 

 of the rider's legs followed by an increased tension 

 upon the reins. This upward play of the direct rein 

 must not be too marked, and it must be supported 

 by the opposite rein, so that the head of the horse 

 will not be displaced ; and the increased pressure of 

 the left leg must be supported by the right leg, so 

 that the croup will not be bent too much to the 

 right. In the early lessons the croup will of ne- 

 cessity be more or less bent, but as the lessons 

 progress the horse must be taught to take either 

 gallop without a perceptible bend. 



To make the horse take gallop left, the right 

 heel will demand the proper position of the hind- 

 legs, and the impulses from the croup, and an 

 upward play of the left rein will prepare the fore- 

 legs for the proper stride — the rider's left leg sup- 

 porting his right leg as it gives the stronger pressure, 

 the right rein measuring the effects of the direct rein. 

 Of course, what has been said about putting and 

 keeping the horse straight in gallop right applies 

 equally here. 



After the horse will take and maintain either 

 gallop right or gallop left, in a free and even pace, 

 the rider should carefully practise bringing it to the 



