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movement with his hands towards his own body, suffi- 

 cient tO' prepare the horse to move forward. As the 

 horse is about to move out the trainer presses directly 

 toward the horse with the bit until the horse takes a step 

 to the rear. One step at first is sufficient. 



After a few lessons of this, the trainer steps to the 



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left side of the horse, with the reins in the left hand, the 

 riding-whip in the right. He stimulates the hind quart- 

 ers with a light touch of the whip, and as the horse starts 

 to move his hind quarters up under his body he urges 

 him to take a step to the rear by the pressure of the bit. 

 As soon as he takes a step or two as desired, he leads him 

 forward. 



Mounted. — When, the horse can perform the last 

 exercise well, mount him. Use the aids requij'ed to 

 move the horse to the front; then, just as he is about to 

 move outj increase the pressure of the reins and lean 

 slightly back until the hors'e steps to the rear. As soon 

 as the horse at first has taken a single step to the rear he 

 should be moved straight to the front. Later several 

 steps to the rear may be required, but a movement to the 



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