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position; and if the outer elbow is raised, the 

 hand, elbow, and shoulder must be of a parallel 

 height, and form a graceful arch. 



The pupil should also practise the stop fre- 

 quently, always changing the place where she stops, 

 lest the horse should prepare himself to halt when 

 he comes to the place at which he has been accus- 

 tomed to stop. 



To stop skilfully in the gallop, you seize the time 

 when the horse's fore feet are coming to the 

 ground, which is the beginning of the cadence; 

 and the hind feet coming up to their exact distance 

 finish the cadence, and complete the stop-; while 

 the horse is so balanced, that he can readily set 

 off again with the same rapidity as before. 



The skill of the rider and obedience of the 

 horse, are happily displayed in the stop during 

 the gallop ; for, besides seizing the exact time, as 

 above observed, a due proportion of power must be 

 attended to, agreeable to the readiness, obedience, 

 union, or rapidity of the action. Should your 

 operation be too feeble, the stop would not be 

 effected, at least in a proper manner : if it be too 

 powerful, you overbalance the horse on his haunches, 

 and compel him to move his feet after the cadence 

 is finished, to recover his balance. Besides, in 

 these over violent operations of the body and 

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