TO TEACH HIGH-SCHOOL GAITS 149 



As he now strikes forward with the left leg, pull 

 forward on the bit to keep him on his foot, as in a step. 

 A tap on the right leg, just as the left strikes forward, 

 will aid him to set his left and keep the stride, and when 

 he strikes forward with the right a pull on the bit and 

 stroke on the left leg will set the right, and so on. 



When he first steps forward with a high step 

 with his front legs he will stretch forward and have 

 trouble in bringing the hind legs up. This he will soon 

 learn. 



Pouches carrying two or three pounds of shot each, 

 buckled around each hind pastern, will assist him to lift 

 the hind legs high. Do not leave these on more than 

 ten or fifteen minutes at a time, for they are very 

 wearisome. 



As soon as the horse begins to go forward the 

 work can be done outside the stall — preferably against 

 the side of a building, where he cannot get all round 

 you. 



These lessons should not last more than fifteen or 

 twenty minutes at a time, but may be taken up six or 

 eight times a day, if desired. It will take much patience, 

 and progress will seem slow, but do not be in a hurry. 

 In training horses it does not pay to get in a hurry to 

 finish. 



