THE GALLOP. 



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the right fore-leg and the left hind-leg he 

 is disunited, and has not got his powers 

 well in control. If in turning to the left he 

 is leading with the right legs, he can with 

 difficulty retain the center of gravity, and 

 is apt to fall at the slightest blunder. 



We say that a horse leads on that side 

 when he makes the long strides with the 

 legs of one or other side. But the fact is, 

 the fore-leg of the other side leaves the 

 ground before the fore-leg which makes 

 the long stride does, and the same thing 

 is true of the hind-legs. But the legs on 

 the side to which he has been bent pass 

 the others in their longer stride, and the 

 horse is said to lead with them. 



To put the horse into the gallop, lead- 

 ing with the off-leg, let the rider collect 

 him, then lightening the forehand, and 



