86 STOPPING AND BACKING. 



cadence. The firmness of the hand should be increased, 

 the body be thrown back, the reins drawn to the body, 

 and the horse's haunches pressed forward by the leg 

 and whip, so that he may be brought to bear on the bit. 



The stop in the trot is performed as in the walk : 

 the rider should operate when the advanced limbs of 

 the animal, before and behind, respectively, have come 

 to the ground, so that the stop may be perfected 

 when the other fore leg and hind leg advance and 

 complete the cadence. 



The stop in the canter is performed by the rider in 

 a similar manner : the time should be at the instant 

 when the horse's fore feet are descending ; — the hind 

 feet will immediately follow, and at once conclude the 

 cadence. In an extended canter, it is advisable to re- 

 duce the horse to a short trot, prior to stopping him, 

 or to perform the stop by a double arret; — that is, in 

 two cadences instead of one. 



It is necessary that the lady should learn how to 

 make a horse had', in walking : to do this, the reins 

 must be drawn equally and steadily towards the body, 

 and the croup of the horse kept in a proper direction 

 by means of the leg and whip. 



