THE TROT. 



The lady should begin to practise this pace as soon 

 as she is tolerably perfect in the walking lessons. It 

 will be as well for her, at first, to trot in a straight 

 line : she may then work in the large circle, and pro- 

 ceed, gradually, through most of the figures which she 



has performed in a walk. To make the horse advance 

 from a walk to a trot, draw upwards the little finger of 

 each hand (or that of the left hand only, when the pupil 

 has advanced enough to hold the reins in one hand), 

 and turn them towards the body: an animation of 

 the leg or whip should accompany this motion. The trot 



