TO HALT IN THE GALLOP. 61 



lean well back, so that his weight may 

 aid in fixing the croup of the horse at 

 the finished stride. The legs and hand 

 of the rider must be used with prompt- 

 ness, but without violence, and the time 

 must be well chosen. After a few trials 

 the rider will be able to seize the proper 

 moment without being conscious of having 

 noted the leaps of the horse ; and in time 

 he will bring his horse to a finished halt 

 from the gallop with the same ease, and 

 with as httle thought of the steps to be 

 followed, as he would use to turn to the 

 right or to the left. The halt in the 

 gallop prepares the horse for the mo- 

 mentary rest that precedes the change 

 of leg in the gallop, as the fore-hand 

 rises for the new lead. 



