74 SCHOOL-TEAINING FOE HOESES. 



hand. The Spanish trot is simply an 

 exaggerated passage, with the strides 

 forced forwards by increased appKcation 

 of the aids and by throwing back the 

 forces of the fore -hand more than in 

 the perfectly balanced action of the 

 passage, which takes place under the 

 horse. 



A second method for producing the 

 Spanish step is very similar to the 

 preceding, but is better adapted to ner- 

 vous, excitable horses. In this second 

 method the trainer will stand in front 

 of the horse, facing him, and, walking 

 backwards, will lead the horse in the 

 best equilibrium he can procure under 

 the circumstances. With a very slender 

 whip he will touch the horse upon the 

 front of the fore -arm as he raises each 



