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CHANGES IN THE GALLOP. 



the first Importance that the rider should 

 be able to demand the changes of leg 

 while in action ; but this requires long 

 schooling and great tact. 



The horse must first be taught to gal- 

 lop leading with either side, at the will of 

 the rider, In a regularly-cadenced gait, in 

 direct lines and in circles. While gallop- 

 Inof In a direct line he will be brought to 

 a halt, and then made to lead off in the 

 gfallop with the opposite side. 



When he will perform this change from 

 the halt with clearness and precision, he 

 will be slowly galloped In a circle and, 

 without the halt, changed to a circle In 

 the opposite direction, the hand acting 

 upon the forehand as It rises, and the 

 spur of the opposite side pressing In as 

 soon as the forehand bends to the bit. As 



