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promptly at the signal, you will get him "light in hand" 

 before giving it; then make him start without thrust- 

 ing out his nose, and keep him light by the means al- 

 ready detailed in the lesson on the trot. Next you 

 will bring his haunches forward under him, which is 

 the great point, and increase the brilliancy of his action 

 by stimulating him with heel and whip, while at each 

 step you restrain him by a gentle pull, so that he will 

 not spring forward so far as he intended. Persevere 

 until he will canter as slowly as he would walk. Your 

 best guide will be to observe the action of some well- 

 trained and well-ridden horse, and to endeavor to obtain 

 the same in yours. 



To charige the leading foot in cantering is, however, 

 a more difficult matter, and we will postpone the con- 

 sideration of it until his education is a little farther 

 advanced. In the mean time you will avoid turning a 

 sharp corner at a canter. 



The hand-gallop is simply a moderate gallop in which 

 the ear observes three beats, 



t t T f f 



as in the canter, but swifter; while in the extended 

 gallop it hears but two, 



t T t T 



though given with a sort of rattle, which shows that 



