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play or vibration that I advise to lighten 

 the side with which the long strides are 

 to be taken ; for the soldier by the 

 ** double-feeling " of the direct-rein bends 

 the horse's head to that side, and with 

 the opposite spur brings about the croup, 

 and the horse must take the gallop with 

 the side so collected. But while the 

 desired action has been brought about, 

 the horse cannot have that grace and 

 freedom of action that follows the 

 method of lightening the side that is 

 to lead. 



All authorities, other than the one I 

 have just referred to, follow the old 

 rule of '' the opposite rein and opposite 

 spur," until the horse has been taught 

 to gallop with either side, when some 

 other and more proper method is sub- 



