I IO ROAD, PARK, AND SCHOOL 



system he follows, and should always keep them in 

 view. 



Before a horse is put in a new direction, or is 

 changed from one pace to another, or is made to 

 change the lead in the gallop, or is brought to a halt, 

 it should be put in that state of collection that we 

 have styled the union. That is, the forces of the 

 two extremities must be united as closely as is 

 consistent with the maintenance of the pace, in 

 order that the horse, by reason of this balanced 

 condition, may obey the demands of the rider at 

 once. 



To unite the horse at a walk, the rider will press 

 his legs against the sides of the animal, and, carry- 

 ing back' the forces of the forehand, prevent an 

 increase of the speed by a corresponding operation 

 of the hand. When the neck is rounded, the crest 

 swollen, the jaw pliant, and the horse seems to raise 

 itself and increase in size, while the action is light, 

 even, and regular, the horse is united, and is prepared 

 to change, without awkwardness or hesitation, the 

 direction or the pace. 



The horse should be frequently brought to the 

 union in the walk, without permitting the speed to 

 be increased or slackened ; and it should also, while 

 in the walk, be brought to a momentary halt, by the 

 rider collecting the forces for the poise in action, 



