28 ROAD, PARK, AND SCHOOL 



To be trite and connected in the gallop, the fore 

 and hind legs of each side must take corresponding 

 steps, and the turns must be made to the side with 

 which the horse leads. 



To make the horse gallop with either side from 

 the halt, the walk, or the trot, the animal must first 

 be collected between heels and hand ; by an upward 

 play of the direct rein, or the rein upon the side 

 with which the horse is to lead, the rider will lighten 

 that side, and by a pressure of the opposite heel will 

 stimulate the action and induce the hind-quarters 

 to follow in the proper steps. The result of these 

 applications of the aids will be that the horse will 

 strike off in the gallop with the desired lead. 



Whenever, in demanding the gallop, or in any 

 other case, one rein or one heel is employed, its 

 effect must be measured by the other rein or heel, 

 so that the forehand or croup will not be turned or 

 bent more than is required. 



When the horse takes the gallop, in answer to 

 the aids employed as I have described, from the 

 halt, the weights are carried back, the forehand is 

 raised, and as it again comes to the ground the 

 fore-leg upon the lightened side is extended, and 

 from it the horse goes into the gallop. 



The ' break * from a fast or disconnected trot is 

 a very different performance. In that case the 



