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plished will have great effect upon the precision with 

 which all the movements will afterwards be made. 



To make the horse trot, it will first be put into 

 the walk, then it should be collected between a 

 light pressure of the heels and a tension upon the 

 reins, but the pace should not be increased or 

 diminished, until the rider feels that the horse is 

 going stronger under him. The tension upon the 

 reins should then be relaxed, and the horse incited 

 by a slight touch of the whip behind the girth if 

 the application of the heels does not accomplish the 

 object. The pace should not be rapid, and the 

 rider should attempt to keep the horse in a collected 

 form, preventing an increase of speed or a bearing 

 upon the hand by a play of the reins, and keeping 

 up the action by the application of the heels. The 

 turns, circles, and figures of eight should be made 

 in the trot in exactly the same manner as in the 

 walk. To bring the horse to a halt from the trot, 

 the rider will first collect it between hand and heels 

 without decreasing the pace. Then, continuing the 

 heel pressure, he will increase the tension upon the 

 reins until the horse drops into a walk. It should 

 then be brought to a halt by the same means. The 

 hand should not act too strongly, and the heels 

 should prevent the halt being made abruptly. 



By gradual steps, the horse should be brought to 



