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bearing will be made upon the rein ; but in all cases 

 the hand moves with greater facility and power when 

 it is turned up from the wrist than when it is doubled 

 inwards upon it ; therefore it is preferable for the right 

 hand to be turned up towards the left shoulder, when 

 bearing upon the right rein, and for the left hand to be 

 turned up towards the right shoulder when bearing 

 upon the left rein. 



In riding without stirrups, the pupil must not be 

 allowed to trot until he becomes steady and flexible in 

 his seat, and can command the simultaneous action of 

 hands and legs, in every movement that may be 

 required. In the action of the trot, the rider must rise 

 and fall with the pace of the horse, allowing both 

 the body and the limbs to be perfectly flexible and 

 free from constraint. The legs must not cling to 

 the sides of the horse, except upon emergency, and 

 the rider, sitting well down, must find his seat by the 

 aid of the balance alone. To beginners the trot must 

 be slow and of short duration, nor must the celerity of 

 the pace be increased until the rider has gained confi- 

 dence and ease. Without the use of the stirrups, the 

 trot will be found to be the most difficult of all the 

 paces of the horse ; therefore until the pupil can use 



