XIX. 



WORK AT THE GALLOP. 



Progressive method of perfecting the gallop lead on 

 either foot. — (1) Taking up the gallop hy increasing the 

 gait from the trot. — In Question XIII we explained how, 

 in the early stages of training, the gallop should be ex- 

 acted by increasing the gait from the trot. This early 

 lesson repeated every day will have accustomed the horse 

 to some extent to the gallop, and he will take up the gait 

 readily to the right and to the left, on the circle or at 

 the corner, without the necessity of prolonged pushing 

 from the trot. 



(2) Talcing the gallop from the slow trot hy lateral 

 effect. — We now reach the second step. This new lesson 

 should still be assisted by a somewhat restricted circular 

 movement and the rider will exact a gallop only at the 

 end of a circle or at the corner. 



The difficulty of execution will then be slightly in- 

 creased by requiring the same leads on a circle of greater 

 radius or at the end of a diagonal of a half turn or of the 

 diagonal of the change of hands. 



(3) Talcing the gallop from the slow trot hy diagonal 

 effect. — The series of leads made by lateral effect on small 

 circles, circles and at the end of oblique lines will again 

 be exacted by diagonal effect, and we thus gradually reach 

 the gallop lead on a straight line, being careful to always 

 divide the movement into two parts; first the set and then 

 the impulse that produces the gallop. Thus, for the gal- 

 lop lead with the right foot. 



(a) Collect the horse to the right and pull diagonally 

 on the right rein in order to restrain the left shoulder and 



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