THE SCIENTIFIC EQUITATION 



recompenses, no overexertion or fatigue. With 

 these, success is assured. 



THE FALSE GALLOP 



BY "false gallop," we mean galloping on one side 

 when turning to the other. A horse is also said to 

 gallop false when it leads with either side, after the 

 rider has signaled for the other. 



A horse galloping in a straight line leads with 

 whichever side the rider determines. If this chances 

 to be the left, the rider must change the foot before 

 making a turn to the right. Otherwise the horse will 

 gallop false. 



Turning on the wrong foot is always dangerous. 

 In turning, for example, to the right at the gallop, 

 the center of gravity will be displaced toward the 

 right, and the right lateral biped will take the longer 

 step. All this occurs naturally if the horse is gallop- 

 ing to the right. But if it is galloping to the left, the 

 right leg cannot reach out to receive the additional 

 weight, and the horse may cross its legs and fall. 



The false gallop is, nevertheless, employed in 

 training the horse to gallop equally o'n the two sides, 

 and also in teaching it the change of lead on a 

 straight line without change of hand. But it should 

 be understood that in all such cases the false gallop 

 is always asked by the rider, never taken by the 

 horse at its own will. It is essential to a well- trained 

 saddle horse that it gallop equally to either side, 

 and always at the signal of the rider. 



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