IO4 ROAD, PARK, AND SCHOOL 



the head and the continued action of the legs ; for 

 the pause is of such short duration that the legs, 

 which are flexed at the moment the poise is made, 

 give the impulse for the renewed movement. 



The collected halt from action is nothing more than 

 the loss of lightness after the poise in action has been 

 brought about, that is, the horse having been 

 collected between hand and heel until neither ex- 

 tremity has a controlling influence, the horse comes 

 to a halt and the aids demand no further action. 



The horse may be brought to the poise, or state 

 of perfect equilibrium, while in place (Fig. 18), by 

 the pressure of the heels and the restraint of the 

 hand. In collecting a horse high in the forehand, 

 the hind-legs of the animal must not be carried too 

 far under the mass, or the croup will be depressed, 

 but the head and neck should be lowered so that the 

 centre of gravity will not be carried too far back in 

 gathering the forces. But in collecting a horse, the 

 croup of which is high and the forehand low, the 

 head and neck must be elevated and the hind legs 

 carried well under the mass, so that the croup will 

 be lowered and the centre of gravity carried back, 

 to relieve the low forehand. After collecting the 

 horse, the hand should be given, the pressure of the 

 legs withdrawn, and the animal encouraged in its 

 obedience. 



