Suppling the Horse. 101 



they will destroy the regularity of the horse's 

 action by making him move forwards or shift 

 his croup inwards. But if you commence the 

 movement very slowly and carefully, you will 

 soon acquire the necessary tact. 



You have now got perfect command of 

 your horse at the halt, and must proceed to 

 effect the same purpose at a walk. Get him 

 to move quite collectedly, and make him circle 

 alternately upon his hind and fore legs ; which 

 he will very soon do with perfect ease, be- 

 cause the pair of legs upon which he circles 

 must necessarily be halted for the purpose. 

 Then try him with the half-passage, or oblique 

 side-step. Collect him at the walk, turn his 

 head gently to the right (or left) with the 

 rein, and apply the opposite leg to make him 

 shift his hind quarters in the same direction. 

 In proportion to your success in doing this, 

 make him gain ground more and more to the 

 side and less and less to the front, until at 

 length he passages as squarely as the necessity 

 of crossing his legs will permit. Finally, en- 

 deavour by the same means to make him step 

 off at the passage or half-passage from a col- 

 lected halt. 



