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bring him into equilibrium with a hand 

 operating upon the jaw by the reins 

 held beneath the chin, and by the whip 

 taps upon the rump. He will then 

 walk the horse, thus collected, about 

 the training-ground, and as the horse 

 is about to raise each fore-leg, he will 

 give it a tap with a stiff whip on the 

 under part of the fore-arm, checking 

 the advance at each step with the hand. 

 In a short time the horse will raise 

 and extend the fore-arm at the tap of 

 the whip, making the exaggerated action 

 of the Spanish march. A rider mil 

 now mount the horse, and the power 

 of the whip will be transferred to the 

 spur, in the following manner : — As 

 the trainer, walking by the side of the 

 horse, applies the whip, the rider will 



