STOPPING AND BACKING. 



The lady must learn how to perform the perfect 

 stop in all the paces. The perfect stop in the walk, 

 is a cessation of all action in the animal, produced 

 instantaneously by the rider, without any previous 

 intimation being given by her to the horse. The 



slovenly stop is gradual and uncertain. The incorrect 

 stop is a momentary and violent check on the action in 

 the middle, instead of the conclusion, of the cadence, 

 while the fore legs are coming to the ground. The 

 proper movements should be performed, by the rider, 

 so that the stop may conclude correctly with the 



