CHAPTER VI. 



THE WALK AND THE TROT. 



It is not necessary, nor is it desirable, 

 that the tight grip of the thighs should be 

 maintained while at the walk. The gait 

 is so smooth that the weight and the 

 balance will serve to keep the rider in his 

 seat, and the knees being in position the 

 thighs may instantaneously take their hold 

 in case of a sudden start of the horse. 



But this ease should never degenerate 

 into negligence, and as a horse is more 

 apt to stumble at a walk than at a quicker 



gait, the rider must never permit his atten- 



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