HOW THE HOBSE LEjtBNS 179 



While the teacher encourages him by repeated 

 voice signals for exciting motion he raises the whip 

 and beats with it small and increasing strokes on 

 the croup, now on the right and now on the left 

 alternately. (Striking always in the middle of the 

 vertebral column does just the same as regards 

 making him raise first one leg and then the other 

 because after one he must move the other.) Thus 

 the horse learns to raise the hind legs alternately, 

 and allowing him to advance a little he will make 

 a few steps of marked trot movement. 



This exercise must be repeated many times for 

 many days in order that he should learn to do the 

 Spanish walk, but it should be kept short only 

 lasting a few minutes each time with intervals of 

 rest during which his head is left free. He should 

 be allowed to hold his head rather low when doing 

 it, in order to facilitate his raising the hind legs, 

 The holding back is necessary in order to force 

 him to make short and high movements. If he is 

 not held back he advances and makes extended 

 movements. After he has learnt to do the Spanish 

 walk held in this fashion he will do it when rid- 



