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foreleg more under him, shoves away toward 

 the right with greater ease. On the other 

 hand, if he tries to turn left when leading 

 right, it will easily be seen that with his right 

 foreleg advanced his scope for side pressure 

 would not be so great, since his foreleg, al- 

 ready extended to the extreme front, would 

 necessarily find difficulty in extending itself 

 also to the side. 



A horse suddenly thrown off balance, from 

 the left toward the right, will generally re- 

 gain his balance with a right-foot lead, because 

 a right lead in this case will have the tendency 

 to keep the horse in better balance by allow- 

 ing him to continue right with greater ease. 

 For a left turn, it would follow that the horse 

 would only make a correct turn in this direc- 

 tion when leading on the left leg. The horse's 

 hind legs, to make a perfect turn, should lead 

 right or left, following the example of the fore- 

 legs. 



When going at a gallop, to change to a trot 

 with a horse properly broken, it may be neces- 

 sary to pull him to a very slow gallop, so that 

 the horse is practically forced to change to a 

 slower gait. Then it will not be difficult to 

 gain a faster trot by allowing him to accelerate 

 speed in this gait. A kind of inertia will make 

 the horse more inclined to continue in the trot 

 once he has begun. 



To make a horse walk from a slow trot, if 



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