74 THE WALK. 



the reins ; but the pull must neither be so firm nor 

 continued as to make him stop. The moment he 

 obeys the rein and drops into a walk, the hand is to 

 be relaxed. Should he require animating again, the 

 movement for that purpose must be more gentle than 

 before, lest he once more break into a trot. 



After walking in a straight hue for a short time, the 

 lady should practise the turn to the right and to the 

 left ; alternately using both hands in these operations, 

 in the manner directed in a previous page. She must 

 observe, that when she pulls the right rein in order to 

 turn the horse on that side, the other hand must be 

 relaxed and lowered, or advanced, to slacken the left 

 rein and ease the horse's mouth, and vice versa. 



If the horse do not readily obey the hand in turn- 

 ing, or bring forward his croup sufficiently, he must 

 be urged to throw himself more on the bit, by an ani- 

 mation of the leg or whip. The animations, during 

 the first lessons, should be commenced with great gen- 

 tleness, and the rider will easily discover, by a little 

 experience, to what degree it is necessary to increase 

 them, in order to procure obedience. This observation 

 should be attended to, were it only for the pupil's 

 safety ; for, if she begin with her animations above the 

 horse's spirit, his courage will be so raised as to en- 

 danger, or, at least, alarm her, and thus render what 

 would otherwise be an agreeable exercise, unpleasant. 

 After the pupil has practised walking in a straight 



