THE CANTER. 



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leads with his off fore he will be liable to cross his legs 

 and fall. If the canter is false — that is to say, if a horse 

 is leading with the wrong leg — the movements of the 

 limbs will be disunited, and the rider will find the 

 motion rough and unpleasant, in which case she should 

 pull him up and make him lead with the correct leg. 



Fig. 99. — Good seat at canter or gallop. 



When the pupil feels herself becoming tired or un- 

 steady in her seat, she should give the horse her verbal 

 signal to stop, at the same time taking an even and 

 gradual pull at the reins. As I have already said, a 

 horse should be gradually pulled up from a canter into 

 a trot or walk. Although a beginner's mount will, or 

 at least should, allow a certain amount of liberty to be 

 taken with his mouth, it must be remembered that 

 every horse will go better with a rider who tries to 



