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the right rein and left leg be substituted. When the 

 horse is perfectly collected in the slow canter, the 

 pressures or aids are increased in intensity to extend 

 his pace to the full canter. 



The gallop is a further increase of pace upon the full 

 canter, and therefore will generally require an increase 

 of the pressures to excite the horse to extended action. 

 In horses of liiijh courage this increase of aids is 

 scarcely requisite, a slight relaxation of the reins being 

 a sufficient indication to them of the wishes of their 

 riders. The rider must have a perfect command over 

 the horse, during the swiftest pace of the gallop. The 

 horse must never be allowed to have his own will, 

 and degenerate into the runaway. If the horse be 

 inclined to this vice, and despises the hand of the 

 rider, then all feeling upon the mouth must be sud- 

 denly relaxed, and as suddenly regained, until the 

 full stride of the horse be broken, and his will sub- 

 dued. Sawing the mouth, that is to say, drawing the 

 bit from side to side with great force and rapidity, is a 

 very objectionable practice, more especially if a twisted 

 snaffle be the one in use, and should only be resorted 

 to upon extreme emergency, or as the last resource. 

 These rough measures are so very easy and natural. 



