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the horse will be taught to take the exaggerated 

 step at the application of the opposite heel, supported 

 by the reins of the same side, without the indication 

 of the whip, as the fore-leg is raised in each step. 

 That is, the left rein and the left heel will act as 

 the right fore- leg is being raised ; the right rein and 

 right heel as the left fore-leg is being raised. The 

 Spanish march should be practised at a very slow 

 walk, and the horse well supported by the hand, so 

 that the fore-leg may be raised high and the pause 

 be observed as the climax is reached in each step. 



To make the horse take the pose so greatly ad- 

 mired by sculptors of ancient and modern times, 

 let the rider press in the spur opposite to the fore- 

 leg to be raised, and with the rein of that side, 

 drawn across to the rear, support the forehand and 

 fix the diagonal hind-leg, so that the weight will be 

 borne on three feet. (Fig 26.) 



The horse having been made perfect in the 

 Spanish march, it is very easy to produce the 

 Spanish trot. (Fig. 27.) The horse will first be 

 moved forward in the march, and, having been closely 

 collected, the animal will be forced to make increased 

 exertions : as the horse is about to raise the right 

 fore-leg, the rider will press in the left heel and 

 sustain the forehand with the left rein; as the 

 animal is about to raise the left fore-leg, the rider 



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