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hand ; he gallops " false " when the opposite is the case. He 

 gallops on the " right foot " when the fore and hind right 

 feet move in advance of the left fore and hind feet, and on 

 the " left foot " when the left feet move in advance. 



The horse is " disunited " when the fore and hind feet do 

 not move in unison. When galloping on the right foot the 

 horse's fore-quarters are inclined to the left, the left hind 

 hoof -marks coming in line with the right fore hoof -marks ; 

 when on the left foot, his position is inclined to the right. 

 When the horse is " disunited," the rider will or should at 

 once notice the irregular movements of the feet and body of 

 the horse 



To change a gallop from one foot to the other, hold the 

 horse back for a moment and start on the other hand, in the 

 manner explained for starting into the gallop. In changing 

 direction while at a gallop in file, the change from one foot 

 to the other should be executed at the same point by each 

 rider in succession. The best place to do this is at the oppo- 

 site wall, as the turn on to the other hand is made. 



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Plate 1. — The class having mounted in the ring, or en- 

 tered the ring already mounted, and having passed to the 

 wall in single file at any prescribed gait, the course around 

 the ring is kept, and the corners are turned without com- 

 mand. The leader must be careful to keep up an even gait, 

 while the rest preserve their distances, recovering them by 

 degrees when lost. Just before reaching a corner, each 

 rider must collect his horse to execute the turn correctly, in 

 the manner explained further on, being careful to ride well 

 into the corner and not turn on too large a circle. 



The regular distance from the wall should be carefully 

 maintained by each rider. If the horse is inclined to keep 



