l62 THE SPANISH TROT, 



aids and by throwing back the forces of 

 the forehand more than in the perfectly- 

 balanced action of the passage, which 

 takes place under the horse. 



A second method for producing the 

 Spanish step is very similar to the preced- 

 ing, but is better adapted to nervous, ex- 

 citable horses. In this second method the 

 trainer will stand in front of the horse, 

 facing him, and, walking backwards, will 

 lead the horse in the best equilibrium he 

 can procure under the circumstances. 

 With a very slender whip he will touch the 

 horse upon the front of the forearm as he 

 raises each fore-leg in walking. This will 

 have the effect of making the horse strike 

 out, often to the peril of his trainer, with 

 the fore-leg that has received the touch of 

 the whip. 



