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sjDur forcing the croup while the hand 

 restrains the fore-hand ; and another 

 effect of the combined aids is the 

 height and brilHancy of the step. 



After the horse has been perfected 

 in the passage, the intermittent pulls 

 upon either side of the mouth may 

 cease, and the hand will take an even 

 bearing upon the reins whenever it is 

 necessary to feel the mouth, and the 

 slightest pressure of the rider's leg 

 only will be required as the horse leads 

 with the opposite fore-leg. But the 

 application of the rider's legs should 

 not cease while the horse is to be re- 

 tained in the action of the passage ; 

 and it should be a rule that, except in 

 the walk, the trot, and the gallop, 

 in direct lines, the horse should never 



