42 Horse Training by Modern Methods. 



The Gallop. — The gallop is an iinsymmetrical gait 

 of three beats. It is called unsymmetrical because the 

 two front legs make diissimilar movements, likewise the 

 two hind. Two different combin(ations take place, which 

 are called "gallop right" and "gallop left." The moment 

 of taking each new point of support is called a beat. 



In the gallop right the points of support are taken 

 in the following order: 



1. Left hind. 



2. Left diagonal (left front, right hind). 



3. Right front. 



4. Moment of suspension. 



The gallop lelft is as( follows : 



1. Right hind. 



2. Right diagonal (right front, left hind). 



3. Left front. 



4. Moment of suspension. 



A horse galloping right, for instance, seems to have 

 the right legs always in front of the left. The rider can 

 tell by seeing if tha right shoulder is further advanced 

 than the l^ft. If the horse gallops right in front and left 

 behind, the rider can feel an unusual stiff movement be- 

 neath him. 



