140 Stopping- and Backing 



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The lady must learn how to perform the perfect 

 stop in all the paces. The perfect stop in the walk, 

 is a cessation of all action in the animal, produced 

 instantaneously by the rider, without any previous 



intimation being given by her to the horse. The 

 slovenly stop is gradual and uncertain. The incor- 

 rect stop is a momentary and violent check on the 



