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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. V. 



CHAP. II. 



OF THE TROT. 



Section I. — Of the Trot in general. 



When the pupil has been sufficiently prac- 

 tised in the turnings, &c. at a walk, he is to 

 be instructed to urge his horse into a gentle 

 trot. 



This pace is the foundation of excellence 

 in all others. By its alternate action, we 

 supple every joint— the shoulders, the elbow, 

 the knee, the loins, the haunches, the houghs : 

 we raise the head and foot, and make the 

 mouth, without which the faculties of the 

 horse are confined, and all his actions stiff 

 and uneven. 



