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foot down, back instead of forward. I do 

 not throw the horse off his balance, 

 and he can continue stepping back, with as 

 httle effort as stepping to the front. 



23 — Do the hand and leg work separately ? 

 No, they should always assist each 

 other. 



24 — When circling on the forehand do you 



ever halt the horse ? 



Yes, when the leg is applied, the horse 

 moves from it, but when the pressure 

 ceases, the horse should no longer step from 

 it, otherwise when he once begins passaging, 

 he is not easily stopped, and to prevent a 

 horse getting into this bad habit, as well 

 as to teach him to collect himself whenever 

 the leg is applied, after each step in circling 

 on the forehand, I stop him by closing the 

 inward leg ; and by a pressure of both legs, 

 I collect and press him up to the hand, but 

 I never allow him to hurry. 



25. — And now how do you pull up a horse 



when at full speed. 



By closing both legs, and feeling both 

 reins. 



26. — Do you mean to say that you pull a 

 horse when at speed by the use of your 

 legs. 



