Contents 



Study individual peculiarities . 

 Training the Two- and Three-year-old 

 Daily Program for a Horse in Training 

 Training for the Race 



Preparing for the race 

 Driving .... 

 Improving the Action 



Bitting to improve action 



Shoeing to improve action 



Conditioning to improve action 

 Injurious Results of Fanlty Action . 



Over-reaching, forging and clicking 



Interfering, striking, cutting and brushing 

 Exercise contributes to Action 



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CHAPTER V 



Training the Saddle Horse 



Equipment for Training a Saddle Horse 



The riding bridle 



The saddle .... 



Whip and spurs . 

 Mounting Horse for First Time 

 Gaits of the Saddle Horse Described 



The walk . 



The trot 



The canter . 



The rack . 



The running walk 



The fox trot 



The slow pace 



The jump . 

 Classes of Saddle Horses 

 Training to the Gaits 



The walk . 



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