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of the bit only, the forces of the forehand 

 will bear down and cramp the croup, and 

 if any movement to the rear takes place it 

 must be with difficulty and awkward- 

 ness. 



It is evident, therefore, that, if the 

 movement is to be made with ease and 

 grace, the forces of the croup must be 

 brought up to a point nearly in balance 

 with those of the forehand, but yielding 

 to the latter sufficiently to permit the 

 retrogression at the desired speed. 



It is not possible for the horse to back 

 with rapidity and retain his lightness, and 

 the school-terms of the '* gallop back- 

 ward " and the *' trot backward " mean 

 only that the motions of those paces are 

 observed while the horse moves slowly to 

 the rear. 



