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peat all the work of the preceding lessons; 

 he will commence, with a steady foot, the 

 attaqiies* in order to confirm the ramener, 

 and prepare the r assembler. He will renew 

 the attaques while in motion, and when the 

 horse bears them patiently, he will com- 

 mence the gallop. He will content himself 

 in the commencement with executing four 

 or five lopes only, before resuming the walk ; 

 and he will then start again with a different 

 foot unless the horse require being exer- 

 cised oftener on one foot than the other. 

 In passing from the gallop to the walk, 

 we should watch with care that the horse 

 resumes this latter pace as quickly as pos- 

 sible, without taking short steps on a trot, 

 all the while keeping his head and neck 

 light. He will only be exercised at the 

 gallop at the end of each lesson. 



* The use of the spurs. 



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