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horse will want to follow the example of his companion 

 and go slower ; but she should keep him going at the 

 same fast pace by a touch with the w^hip and a click 

 of the tongue, until she has arrived at the end of the 

 specified distance. As a fast gallop is very trying to 

 a horse's legs, it should be limited to occasional short 

 spins on soft and smooth ground. In the next lesson the 



Fig. lOi. — Bad seat ; right leg hooked back, stirrup too long, and foot 



"home." 



instructor should assume the lead, and tell his pupil to 

 pull her horse up at a given distance, while he gallops 

 away from her. This would be excellent practice for 

 testing her power of horse control, because in hunting- 

 it is of vital importance that she should always have 

 her mount in hand, and be able to stop him when 

 necessary, even if a crowd of horses are galloping away 



