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THE PASSAGE. 



aids is the height and brllHancy of the 

 step. 



After the horse has been perfected 

 in the passage, the intermittent pulls 

 upon either side of the mouth may cease, 

 and the hand will take an even bearing 

 upon the reins whenever it is necessary 

 to feel the mouth, and the slightest press- 

 ure of the rider's leg only will be re- 

 quired as the horse leads with the op- 

 posite fore-leg. 



But the application of the rider's legs 

 should not cease while the horse is to 

 be retained in the action of the passage ; 

 and it should be a rule that, except in 

 the walk, the trot, and the gallop, in 

 direct lines, the horse should never be 

 allowed to maintain a school movement 

 after the indication of the aid ceases ; 



