TRAVERSING AT THE GALLOP, 173 



The horse should be put Into the 

 gallop with the lead on the side to which 

 he IS to traverse ; that Is, if he be to 

 traverse to the rlo^ht he will be made to 

 gallop leading with the right legs. 



When he arrives at the point where 

 the traversing is to begin, the croup will be 

 carried over by the opposite spur, and the 

 forehand will be bent and conducted by 

 the direct rein. The inside spur must be 

 kept close to guard the movement, and 

 between hand and les^s the horse must be 

 kept at the proper angle to the line of 

 progress. 



As the croup moves into the position 

 for traversing, the horse will probably be 

 compelled to take a disconnected stride 

 with his hind-legs, and this action will be 

 corrected at the second stride in the new 



