THE REIN BACK, 



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a more or less vertical direction. When it is held in this 

 position, the muscles of the neck will be in the best position 

 for raising the fore limbs, alternately, high off the ground 

 (p. 68). 



The Spanish Walk and Spanish Trot — These high 

 school paces are, respectively, similar to the ordinary walk 

 and trot, except that when each fore leg is advanced in 

 its turn, it is poised for a moment, and is kept more or less 



Fig. i5a-THE Spanish Trot. 



straight out, and about as high as the elbow. Fig. 150 gives 

 a representation of the Spanish trot. With respect to the 

 position of the rider s bridle hand, see preceding paragraph. 



The Rein Back. — The movement to the rear called the 

 rein back may be executed at the walk or trot. The rein 

 back at the walk or trot is performed in a reversed, though 

 exactly similar, manner to the ''short stepping walk," or 

 short trot to the front. The so-called galop en arriere of the 

 high school is not a canter. It is merely a series of short 



jumps to the rear. 



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