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ligaments or tendons of his legs. If a horse hears 

 and understands his rider's word of command, he will 

 pull up in a manner most easy to himself. In prac- 

 tising the trot, the pupil should try to look between 

 her horse's ears, and should keep her elbows as close 

 to her sides as is comfortable, for she would lose 



Fig. 97. — Canter, with right leg hooked back, and stirrup too long. 



power over her mount by turning them out. If she 

 interferes with the horse's mouth, and does not keep 

 her reins at one fixed length, the animal will naturally 

 become unreliable in his paces. If she feels a pain in 

 her side or gets a headache while trotting, the lesson 

 for that day should be at once stopped, because she 

 will not be able to ride properly if she is enduring any 

 kind of discomfort. Parents should pay great atten- 



