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sideways, though still bent and looking to his right. The 

 left rein leads the horse and the right bends him ; by a 

 pressure of the right leg makes him cross his legs, and 

 the left leg prevents him from running back, or hurrying 

 away from the pressure of the right leg. The horse must 

 not be allowed to hurry, and when wishing to stop, the 

 left leg should be closed. 



The difference between shoulder in and passage, is 

 this : In the shoulder in the horse looks and bends the 

 opposite way that he is going, whereas in the passage he 

 bends and looks and goes the same way, and the horse 

 turns on his forehand in shoulder in, while in the pass- 

 age he turns on his haunches. 



All the above instructions are given to bring the 

 horse well in balance, to supple his neck, ribs and shoul- 

 ders, and to teach him to obey the pressure of the legs. 

 Now we come to the gallop. It is very important that 

 the trainer in the first few lessons in the gallop does not 

 irritate his horse, for this reason a young horse should 

 always be instructed to start from the trot into the gallop, 

 and always when he is in a natural position ; that means 

 when he passes the corner, or if the trainer brings him 

 first in a circle. When the horse is so far advanced that 

 he starts easy into a gallop, he should be started from 

 haunches in from a walk. 



