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weights are thrown upon the forehand; the hind- 

 leg, which should come to the ground with a fore- 

 leg, is not planted until after the latter receives the 

 weight, and the order of steps are then from the 

 time the delayed hind-foot comes to the ground 

 those of the gallop. 



To keep the horse united in the gallop the rider 

 should sit quietly, and he must take care not to let 

 the hand interfere with the motion of the animal. 

 He should turn only to the side with which his 

 horse is leading, and, until he has acquired great 

 skill, he should not attempt to make the changes of 

 lead in the gallop. When it is necessary to change 

 the lead, the horse should be brought to a trot and 

 the new lead taken from that pace. 



The beginner should not make his horse gallop 

 from the halt or the walk, but after putting the 

 horse into a collected trot he will find no diffi- 

 culty in demanding the gallop by the means I have 

 described. 



To bring the horse to a trot from the gallop, the 

 rider will first collect the animal, without affecting 

 the rate of speed, and then, by continuing the pres- 

 sure of his legs, and increasing the even tension 

 upon both reins, reduce the speed and action to the 

 trot. At the application of the rider's legs the 

 horse carries its hind-legs under the mass, and the 



