CHAPTER XI. 



TO BACK AT THE GALLOP. 



To back the horse in the action of the 

 gallop from the gallop in place, it is re- 

 quired that, as the forehand begins to sink 

 in a cadence of the action, the forces 

 should be carried back by the hand so that 

 the fore-feet will touch the ground a few 

 inches within the line they would have 

 reached from the gallop in place, and the 

 hand then giving way, the croup will be 

 lightened and the hind-legs will be carried 

 back far enough to find their proper 



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